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Articles tagged with: Viviane Reding and Text Message
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
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EU Source: Plan Would Cap Cross-Border Phone Texts at 11 Cents
BRUSSELS (AFP)--The E.U.'s telecommunications commissioner has drafted plans to regulate the price of sending cross-border text messages by mobile phones in the bloc with a cap of 11 euro cents, an official said Wednesday. more
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INTERVIEW: EU Reding: Telcos Must Cut Data Roaming Fees More
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- European mobile phone operators must continue to cut data roaming charges and ensure customers are properly informed of them, European Union Communications Commissioner Viviane Reding said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires this week. more
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EU Sets July Deadline for Data Roaming Cuts
BARCELONA -(Dow Jones)- European mobile phone operators must cut how much they charge customers for sending texts or downloading data while traveling abroad by July 1 or incur regulation, the European Union's telecommunications commissioner warned Monday. more
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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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