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News The European Commission is set to shave a few euro cents off its 'Eurotariff' roaming rate cap, which puts a limit on the amount operators can charge customers for making or receiving calls when abroad in the European Union. [29 Aug 2008]
UK execs looking for jobs on the continent
News According to the survey, the average wage for candidates relocating abroad was between €50,000 and €75,000 per year. However when it comes to the largest pay packets (more than €150,000) the UK attracted significantly higher... [15 Aug 2008]
Businesses fear Sepa debit fraud risk
News Financial administrators feel being unprepared for the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) directives could expose businesses to an increasing level of Direct Debit fraud. The Sepa initiative seeks to create a common framework for cross-border Euro... [22 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News National telecoms watchdogs in the EU say the average retail price of sending a text when roaming in the bloc is 29 euro cents and a retail 'eurotariff' of 11 to 15 cents would allow for full recovery of costs and give operators a reasonable return. [15 Jul 2008]
Banks unprepared for EU payments directive
News The EU PSD, approved in December 2007 and due to come into force in November 2009, is designed to simplify and clarify payments transactions and open them up to new market entrants across the Euro zone. [14 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News The analyst predicts non-messaging data roaming revenues within the EU will more than double between 2008 and 2013, reaching €1.1bn by the end of the period. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane... [02 Jul 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 The operator added it will also be introducing tariff options called 'Euro Holiday Boosters' which it says will enable pay monthly and pay-as-you-go customers to control the use of their voice minutes and text allowances and the costs of roaming. [20 Jun 2008]
Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News Online shopping is continuing to grow steadily across many ranges in May but the lack of a home nations team in the Euro 2008 football championship means sales of electrical goods and alcohol has fallen by around 10 per cent in the UK. [20 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News The EU's mobile data market grew by 40 per cent last year, to €7bn, the research found, with 3G users doubling to 112 million in the year to April 2008. Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing... [11 Jun 2008]
Publishers demand up to €49m from Google
News A group representing Belgian newspaper publishers is demanding Google pay it up to €49m in damages related to a lawsuit alleging the search giant linked to and cached their news stories in violation of copyright law. [28 May 2008]
Orange cuts voice and data roaming costs
News Customers pay an up-front monthly fee of €5 then select one or more countries from a list of eligible countries in order to achieve the lower roaming rates when making calls from those countries. [20 May 2008]
SAP SaaS delay - no surprise
News But yesterday the company extended this target by 12 to 18 months and added it will reduce investment in the tech by around €100m during 2008 with no further "accelerated" investment planned for 2009. [01 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News European primary healthcare services are benefiting from broadband, says the European Commission, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe. An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European... [28 Apr 2008]
Bank admits rising leccy bills on 'green' data centre
News Citi announced the building of the facility in July last year and apparently earmarked €170m for the construction of what it claimed at the time to be "one of the greenest data centres worldwide". [14 Apr 2008]
