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Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday
News Vodafone is to temporarily drop its voice, SMS and picture message roaming charges across 35 countries over the summer, the operator announced on Thursday. The removal of a roaming surcharge for text and... [14 May 2009]
Europe gives nod to €1 price cap for data roaming
News From July 2009, the wholesale per-megabyte rate for roaming mobile-data use across Europe will be capped at €1 plus VAT. The wholesale rate for mobile data roaming refers to the amount Operator A can... [26 Mar 2009]
Cheaper texts abroad? European Parliament says 'yes'
News A proposal for a European Union cap on roaming charges for text messages and data use on mobile phones has moved closer to reality after passing a key committee vote. The Commission wants to see consumers pay no more... [12 Mar 2009]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News The European Commission is pushing for further cuts to roaming charges in Europe. The Commission on Tuesday proposed that charges for roaming text messages be slashed by 60 per cent by next summer. It... [24 Sep 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
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... [29 Aug 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday, Fabio Colasanti said the Commission was hesitant to impose a cap on the wholesale price of data usage while abroad, and said greater... [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Roaming charges have already drained the wallets of mobile customers too much, especially the 77 per cent of young people who send texts while using their mobile abroad. The EC says the 2.5 billion text... [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]
Orange cuts voice and data roaming costs
News Thomas Hussan, senior analyst at JupiterResearch, told silicon.com: "I think the good news is that operators are beginning to address the data roaming issue," adding high prices are one of the main inhibitors for the... [20 May 2008]
Ads popping up on US mobiles
News EU demands mobile roaming cuts Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Monday Photos: Google Android comes out to play Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary -... [05 Mar 2008]
Poll: And the next killer app for mobiles is...
News EU demands mobile roaming cuts Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Monday Photos: Google Android comes out to play Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary -... [04 Mar 2008]
T-Mobile injects cash into femtocells
News EU demands mobile roaming cuts Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Monday Photos: Google Android comes out to play Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary -... [04 Mar 2008]
Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008
Photo Photo credit: Natasha Lomas and stands on stairs in the foyer outside to reply to a journalist's question on data roaming charges. The industry has until 1 July to voluntarily reduce charges for mobile broadband... [18 Feb 2008]
Mobile operators hit back over EU data roaming threat
News Rob Barnes, head of broadband and mobiles at MoneySupermarket.com, said in a statement: "Costs for Brits using mobiles abroad are amongst the highest in Europe and we welcome the European Commission steps towards... [11 Feb 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News Higher roaming charges abroad will have to be just or "they will have to disappear", she added. The European Union (EU) has threatened to introduce regulation if mobile operators fail to bring down... [11 Feb 2008]
