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Articles tagged with: European Union and European Commission
European Parliament Votes to Approve Cuts on Roaming Charges
The European Parliament, in its plenary session in Strasbourg, has voted to approve new rules on SMS and mobile data charges when roaming. The Parliament also voted for further cuts in the price of mobile phone calls while roaming in another EU country. The present cap for a mobile phone call made abroad will progressively drop from EUR0.46 to EUR0.35 per minute by July 2011, and from EUR0.22 today to EUR0.11 for mobile calls received while roaming abroad. more
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EU Investigating Mobile Operators Over Blocking of VoIP Services
The European Union is looking at whether blocks on VoIP service by Europe's mobile phone operators might breach competition laws. The European Commission, the EU antitrust authority has sent letters to each of the mobile phone operators asking them what actions, if any, they take to affect internet based voice calls. more
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EU Voice Call Roaming Price Caps Come into Effect Next Week
At the end of this month, it will become cheaper to make or receive calls while travelling in the European Union (EU) as new regulatory price caps come into effect. These price reductions are the result of the EU Roaming Regulation, proposed by the European Commission in 2006 to curb the roaming charges consumers had to pay for roaming calls (on average €1.15 per minute at the time). more
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WiMAX Forum Supports Decision on Harmonization of 2.6 GHz Bands
The WiMAX Forum has commended the European Commission on the completion and publication of an important new regulation relating to the 2.6 GHz (2500-2690MHz) frequency band. The 2.3, 2.6 and 3.5 GHz frequencies are key bands for Mobile WiMAX technology. more
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European Mobile Broadband Services Jeopardised By Regulation
EuropeÃ's mobile industry is cutting back spending on new networks and services as a growing regulatory burden from the European Union puts profitability under pressure - claims the GSM Association. To justify the imposition of retail price caps, the European Commission has claimed that mobile operators are making excessive profits, but the European mobile industryÃ's return on capital employed (ROCE) was just 9% in 2006 compared with more than 20% in software, pharmaceuticals and several other sectors, according to management consultancy A.T. Kearney. more
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FOCUS: Deutsche Telekom Poised to Become Goliath in Balkans
ATHENS -(Dow Jones)- Plans by German communications giant Deutsche Telekom to gain control of Greece's one-time monopoly phone company will create a new Goliath in the Balkans - Europe's fastest growing telecom market. more
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UK Parliament Rejects Proposals for an EU Telecoms Super-Regulator
The House of Lords European Union Committee, an arm of the UK Parliament has warned that the effectiveness of the European Single Market is at risk of being undermined by poor implementation of legislation by member states. more
EU Telecom Regulation May Hurt Invest in New Tech - Report
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union risks strangling investment in new telecommunications networks with its continued push to regulate how dominant operators grant network access to smaller players, according to a report by economic consulting firm LECG LLC. more
EU To Name Telecom Cos That Haven't Met Bloc's Roaming Rules
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union will publish a list at the end of this week detailing which telecom operators have complied with Brussels' recently imposed price ceiling for cross-border mobile phone calls, the European Commission said Monday. more
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UPDATE: EU Wants Wider Use Of Low-Frequency Radio Spectrum
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- A 1987 European Union decree which reserves cheap, low-frequency radio spectrum exclusively for GSM mobile phone services should be abolished, the European Commission said Wednesday. more
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