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EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a speech on Tuesday: "Using your mobile phone abroad in the EU should not cost unjustifiably more than at home, whether for making calls, sending texts or surfing the web. [24 Sep 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News Making calls abroad in the European Union (EU) is about to become a little bit cheaper. The cap was introduced by the EC back in 2007 as part of the EU Roaming Regulation, which came into force on 30... [29 Aug 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... [16 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce the price of data roaming and sending text messages when abroad in... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News Reding said rates are, on average, nine times higher than fixed line termination rates, and also vary significantly across the EU - from €0.02 per min (in Cyprus) to more than €0.18 per min (in Bulgaria). [30 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News Reding also said she wants the cost of sending a text message in the EU to be brought down to the same price as sending a domestic text, and asked operators to improve the clarity of... [20 Jun 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News As of last September telecoms providers must keep all text and phone call records for up to two years under an EU directive, and this is to be rolled out to include all online traffic by 2009 at the latest. [20 May 2008]
UK in-flight calls get green light
News The Ofcom proposals have been developed jointly with other EU countries and are intended to cover all European airspace but it is up to the individual airlines to decide whether they want to introduce such mobile... [18 Oct 2007]
Vodafone, Citigroup team up for m-payments
News Chris Coffman, senior analyst with Informa, said Eastern Europe makes sense as a next step, for companies offering m-payments, because it is a more developed market compared to Sub-Saharan Africa or parts of southeast Asia - and it has... [12 Feb 2007]
Website reveals mobile phone roaming rates
News Viviane Reding, the EU commissioner for information society and media, has said it's unfair for mobile phone users to pay different rates at home and abroad. It also reveals the cost of sending text... [10 Jul 2006]
Keep email and phone records for three years, says Clarke
News Other EU members have opposed them, fearing they would erode civil liberties. Under the proposals, telecoms operators and internet service providers would have to keep records of emails, telephone calls and... [11 Jul 2005]
Mile high mobile: No voice please, we're passengers
News While a joint project between comms company SITA and plane-maker Airbus recently received approval from the EU, the two have declared in-flight chat is at least a year away. IDC also found the most popular data... [21 Jun 2005]
The Bloor Perspective: Parmalat makes a ham-fist of it, Offshoring and Customs and Excise
Comment An EU Directive will come into force on 1 January, 2004 to agree VAT invoicing rules across the EU and ensure electronic invoices are recognised in all member states. The EU regulations... [19 Jan 2004]
EU puts its foot down with spam
News The EU's anti-spam directive is now officially in force - but is anyone listening? The third party opt-in rule will also apply to marketers sending out advertising via text messages and... [03 Nov 2003]
Smart cards to stop HGV drivers breaking the law
News Smart cards and digital signatures are to be introduced in heavy goods vehicles and buses by next summer, to comply with new EU rules designed to ensure that drivers are keeping within the law. Earlier this week, Orange... [24 Oct 2003]
