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Articles tagged with: GSM Association and Viviane Reding
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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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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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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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 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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GSM Assoc Says Roaming Law Will Cost EUR4.3 Billion In Sales
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- A proposed European Commission regulation on roaming mobile phone charges could cost operators EUR4.3 billion in lost sales and EUR2.3 billion profits, the GSM mobile phone operators' association said Monday. more
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European Regulators Come Out Against EU Roaming Plan
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European telecommunications regulators Thursday criticized a European Commission proposal to slash mobile phone roaming charges, in the latest sign of growing opposition to the plan. more
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EU: Mobile Operators Not Getting Message Over Roaming
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European Union telecommunications commissioner Viviane Reding Tuesday accused mobile phone operators of not getting her "message" that roaming charges are too high. more
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