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Articles tagged with: Union and European Parliament
European Commission Approves Aid for Former Nokia Employees
The European Commission has approved an application by Germany for financial assistance for the former Nokia workers laid off when the company closed its factory in Bochum. The funding will help the 1,316 most disadvantaged among these dismissed workers to return to employment. The total estimated cost of this package is €11.1 million, of which the European Globalisation adjustment Fund has been asked to fund €5.5 million. more
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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
Related Tags: european-commission, eu, viviane-reding, roaming, mobile-data, sms, , iden, european-union, text-message, court, parliament
EU Moves Closer to Approving 3G at 900Mhz
The decision by the European Parliament to accept the amendment of the GSM Directive to allow UMTS (WCDMA-HSPA) technology to be deployed in the 900 MHz band has been welcomed by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). more
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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 ¢â€š¬1.15 per minute at the time). more
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EU Plans to Cut Roaming SMS Costs
The 2.5 billion text messages sent every year by roaming customers in the European union cost over 10 times more than domestic short messages (SMS) - claims figures released by the European Commission. The average cost of a roaming text message in the EU between October 2007 and March 2008 was ¢â€š¬0.29 according to the European Regulators' Group (ERG), but can be as high as ¢â€š¬0.80 for travellers from Belgium. more
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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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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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EARNINGS PREVIEW: Vodafone Fiscal Year Revenue Seen +6.3% At GBP31.2 Billion
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Twelve months after a number of high-profile investors questioned Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin's strategy - or lack of one - for revenue growth in Western Europe, the company is expected Tuesday to come in near the higher end of company forecasts, reporting a 6.3% rise in fiscal year group revenues. 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
Related Tags: european-commission, viviane-reding, gsm-association, eu, parliament
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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