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RSS roaming ecEricsson-STMicroelectronics match gets EC seal of approval
News R is for Roaming The 50/50 joint-venture deal was first agreed between the two companies in August, and it brings together Ericsson Mobile Platforms (the Swedish company's wireless platforms business) and ST-NXP (the... [28 Nov 2008]
Viviane Reding
AS Profile Last year the panel lauded her role in cutting mobile roaming costs for Europe's consumers. This is a cause she has continued to champion throughout 2008, warning operators at the start of the year they must make... [07 Oct 2008]
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 cap was introduced by the EC back in 2007 as part of the EU Roaming Regulation, which came into force on 30 June that year and was aimed at driving down the costs for consumers of using their mobiles... [29 Aug 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News However, Nick White, the executive vide president of the International Telecommunications Users Group, said business users still perceived "very little progress" with data roaming prices. Speaking at a Westminster... [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News The EC says the 2.5 billion text messages sent every year by roaming customers cost in excess of 10 times more than domestic texts. Earlier this year, Reding warned the industry it had until 1 July to... [16 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile... [02 Jul 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. T-Mobile has... [20 Jun 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News The commissioner has previously made it her mission to slay rip-off mobile roaming rates - for voice, text and data services. In-flight mobile calls have been given the green light by the European Commission... [08 Apr 2008]
Women told: Tech isn't 'boring'
News The European Commission's (EC) commissioner for information society and media, and ambassador against rip-off roaming charges, Viviane Reding, has set her sights on debunking geeky IT stereotypes which... [07 Mar 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News The European Union (EU) has threatened to introduce regulation if mobile operators fail to bring down mobile data roaming costs voluntarily by July this year. R is for Roaming Higher... [11 Feb 2008]
O2 cuts price for surfing abroad
News O2 has significantly cut its data-roaming prices within Europe. The charge for text messaging while roaming in Europe has also been cut for prepay customers, from 49p per message to 25p. The same charge... [15 Jan 2008]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News The EC also took time out to look at the cost of data roaming, giving operators something to worry about next year. The year has also seen various Euro policy moves in the mobile sphere - with the EU... [13 Dec 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. The European Commission has hailed... [05 Oct 2007]
EC warns on data roaming costs
News Fresh from its victory over the issue of voice-roaming costs, the European Commission has again warned mobile operators that they could be forced to cut data-roaming charges. Some operators'... [20 Jul 2007]
