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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: Telecoms Must Cut Cross-border Data Fees Or Face Caps

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone operators must slash the fees they charge consumers for using cross-border data networks or face the same price limits the European Union forced on pan-EU mobile phone calls, European Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding warned Thursday. more

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