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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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Europe Telecom Giants Call the Shots Again as M&A Picks Up

As the global financial crisis nears its one-year anniversary, Europe's top telecom operators are rediscovering an appetite for deals and preparing to pounce on vulnerable rivals, armed with solid balance sheets and needled by a rising threat from newcomers like Google and Apple.  more

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GSMA Launches Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse

The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile operators, has launched the Mobile Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Content to obstruct the use of the mobile environment by individuals or organisations wishing to consume or profit from child sexual abuse content. While the vast majority of child sexual abuse content is today accessed through conventional connections to the Internet, there is a danger that the broadband networks now being rolled out by mobile operators could be misused in the same way.  more

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Tele2 CEO: Company Unlikely To Divest Norwegian Operations

STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--Telecommunications operator Tele2 is considering investing in its own mobile network in Norway and is unlikely to sell its Norwegian operation, Tele2 executives told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. more

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TeliaSonera Sees Fee Disputes Being Resolved In 2007

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- teliasonera sees all of its disputes regarding interconnection and termination fees in Sweden being resolved during 2007 after years of legal wrangling, a company spokesman said Tuesday. more

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Vodafone Data Roaming Fee Cuts Could Stave Off New Rules

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Telecom company Vodafone Group's cuts to the fees it charges customers when accessing the Internet or e-mails from other countries could help stave off new European Union-imposed price limits, an E.U. official told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. more

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Spain - Q4 2006 Market Update

The fourth quarter of 2006 was an interesting one for the Spanish market, as it saw the first new mobile network launch since that of Amena (now Orange Espana) in January 1999. teliasonera's "Yoigo" (Xfera Moviles as was) managed to a attract a total of 24k customers to its service by the end of 2006 after a month of operations, claiming 3.6% of the net additions in Q4 2006 and a market share of 0.052% by the end of the period. more

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EU Says Mobile Roaming Caps On Track To Be Enacted By Summer

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Legislation to cap mobile phone roaming charges is on track to be enacted by this summer, the European Union's top telecom official said Tuesday. more

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