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Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News Viviane Reding, EU telecoms commissioner, said in a statement: "The further reduction of the Eurotariff on 30 August will reaffirm the trend for lower roaming prices. SMS roaming and data roaming could well be included in any new legislation... [29 Aug 2008]
European satellite services are green for launch
News Mobile satellite services have the tremendous advantage of being able to cover most of the EU's territory thereby reaching millions of EU citizens across borders," said Viviane Reding, the telecoms commissioners, in a statement. [11 Aug 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie also said data-roaming prices were coming down, "not just because commissioner [Viviane] Reding said they should but because [operators] want to encourage people not to be afraid [to use such services]". [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Mobile operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission (EC) telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe and cap the cost of sending an SMS for EU... [16 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding will outline plans today that include extending price caps on roamed voice calls for another three years, the source added. As the European summer holiday season gets under way, Reding's proposal for... [15 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News The European Commission's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, says mobile termination rates could fall by as much as 70 per cent over the next three years. Reding said in a statement: "Disparate termination rates across the EU and large gaps... [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile termination... [26 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News T-Mobile UK is the latest mobile operator to crack under the steely gaze of EC telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, and slash the price of data roaming and sending text messages in Europe. The 1 July is the deadline Reding gave the mobile... [20 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News European commissioner Viviane Reding said in an interview with the Financial Times on Monday that it was "for operators to decide" whether they wanted to adjust their business models in this way. Reding's comments were in response to a question... [19 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July" - or threatened to introduce... [11 Jun 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News But the EC's information, society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, has already sounded a pre-emptive warning to operators about sky-high prices. If mobile operators were hoping mile high mobiles could be the new shortcut to revenue heaven... [08 Apr 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, speaking today at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, said: "What I want to achieve is very simple - that sending a text message or downloading other data via a... [11 Feb 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Mobile TV
Cheat Sheet Viviane Reding, the European commissioner for information, media and society, has talked of the importance of the region backing one standard so it doesn't get overtaken by the rest of the world. At the moment it's not clear whether consumers will... [22 Nov 2007]
Mobile roaming costs down 60 per cent
News Viviane Reding, the EU telecoms commissioner said the Eurotariff is now the standard rate for roaming, one of the aims of the EC's roaming regulation. By 30 August this year, around 200 million consumers had switched to a Eurotariff with many... [05 Oct 2007]
Mobile roaming rates for Europe revealed
News EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement: "The fact that the picture is now complete does not mean that the job is done. Reding added: "In autumn, this will allow us to assess whether there is now more competition in the roaming... [24 Aug 2007]
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