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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

Hutchison 3G Ireland Awards Satellite Based Broadband Contract

Avanti Communications, a broadband satellite operator, says that it has been awarded a contract by hutchison 3G Ireland to supply them with broadband internet access under the Irish Government's National Broadband Scheme. This EUR 43 million scheme is designed to bring broadband services to communities all over Ireland which are out of the reach of terrestrial alternatives. The contract has an expected value to Avanti of EUR 5.3 million over 3 years. more

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Hutchison Whampoa Full-Year Profits Down 43% on One-Off Items

Hong Kong based conglomerate, hutchison Whampoa has reported a 43 percent slump in 2008 to HK$17.7 billion (US$2.3 billion) - from HK$30.6 billion (US$3.9 billion). The results were however higher than the average forecasts of HK$15.5 billion, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The reduction in income was due to the removal of a one-off exceptional profit from a year earlier. Revenues grew by 13 percent to HK$348 billion (US$44.9 billion) for the full year. more

Related Tags: thomson, 3g, mobile-broadband, 3, hutchison-whampoa

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

Vodafone Wins $3.3 Billion Tax Battle

Vodafone has won a huge tax battle with the UK government over its 1999 acquisition of Germany's Mannesmann. The company had set aside �2.5 (US$4.7) billion should it lose the lawsuit, although the company had estimated its liabilities at �1.76 (US$3.3) billion in its 2005 financial accounts. more

Related Tags: tax, essar, hutchison-essar, UK

Setback for O2 in Hutchison 3G UK Trademark Dispute

A legal opinion from the European Court of Justice has found that the use of a competitors trademark in an advertisement is permitted under EU advertising rules. The decison comes from an appeal by UK operator O2 over the use of its "bubbles" trademark in an advert by rival operator, hutchison 3G UK. more

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 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

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