AFAIK, the EU initiated that. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_External_P...

		Someone on Sept 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Europe drafts law to ban mobile roaming charges AFAIK, the EU initiated that. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_External_Power_Supply (and it is _micro_ USB. Not that much smaller than mini USB, but thinner and better, mechanically. See http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/18552/why-was...)