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Articles tagged with: European Union and Viviane Reding
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 Warns Member States Over Independence of Telecoms Regulator
The European Union has started infringement proceedings against Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden for breaching its rules on the independence of their national telecoms regulators. more
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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EU Nations to Push DVB-H Over Other Mobile TV Standards
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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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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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EU Telecom Mins OK Price Caps For EU Mobile Phone Calls
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union Thursday cleared the final hurdle and set a ceiling on the price of cross-border mobile phone calls made within the 27-nation bloc. more
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EU Negotiators Agree On Deal To Cap Mobile Roaming Charges
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European Union negotiators have reached a preliminary deal to cap the tariffs that mobile phone companies charge for using mobile phones abroad, the European Parliament said Tuesday. more
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EU Mobile Phone Operators Step Up Fight On Roaming Charges
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- With signs emerging that the European Union may weaken its bold proposal to cap roaming charges this summer, mobile phone operators argued Monday that the plan as it stands could in fact hurt consumers. more
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