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EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. 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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UPDATE: EU Calls For 70% Cut in Mobile Call Handling Fees
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European mobile operators face a 70% cut in the fees they charge each other for passing on calls from competing networks under draft guidelines published by the European Commission Thursday that led to sharp criticism from the industry. more
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UPDATE: Europe Parliament OKs Mobile Phone Roaming Fee Cap
STRASBOURG, France (AP)--European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Wednesday to cap mobile phone roaming fees in the 27-nation bloc, cutting costs for travelers who use their phones abroad. 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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EU Telecom Cos Anxious Ahead Of Key Vote On Roaming Fees Cuts
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Telecom operators in the European Union are on tenterhooks over the outcome of the European Parliament's industry committee's vote Thursday on a proposal to cap wholesale and retail mobile phone roaming fees by the summer. more
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EU Consumer Group Criticizes Mobile Phone Cos Over Roaming Fees
BRUSSELS (AP)--European Union consumers' group BEUC said Tuesday that telecommunications companies have failed to make real cuts to charges for using a phone abroad, saying much publicized price reductions were a "smokescreen" to stave off a regulatory price cap. more
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EU Aims To Boost 3G Usage By Opening Up Mobile Frequencies
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- In a bid to mollify angry mobile phone companies, the European Commission plans to make it easier for operators to roll out third-generation broadband services, a Commission official said Tuesday. more
Mobile Phone Operators Say Roaming Charges Fall By 25%
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The cost of making mobile phone calls in Europe outside one's home country fell by a quarter last year, the GSM mobile phone association reported Thursday. more
EU Says Mobile Cos' High Roaming Charges Deter Calls
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Europeans are switching off their mobile phones when they travel abroad because of high roaming charges, the European Commission said Tuesday. more
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