TRAI's initiatives to reduce international roaming rates have met with some opposition. The regulator had earlier requested the European Commission to extend the benefits of its reduced roaming rates within Europe to Indian mobile users too. However, the majority of European mobile operators are not in favour of the move. TRAI had also sent a proposal to the SAARC countries to replicate the EU model (customers roam without incurring roaming charges within EU). However, India has strained political relations with some of the SAARC countries such as Pakistan.