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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... [24 Sep 2008]
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. Figures published by national... [29 Aug 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Speaking at the same event, independent telecoms consultant Ewan Sutherland said the concept of a megabyte was "meaningless" to users in any case, because data overheads would mean that even those who are aware of such... [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... [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]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News Earlier this year, research from IT industry skills body e-skills UK, claimed 140,000 IT & telecoms workers are likely to be needed each year to keep up with industry demand for staff. says soaring demand for highly... [02 Jun 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News A report by consultancy the Centre for Economics and Business Research for recruitment company Harvey Nash into the impact of skilled migrant workers has predicted the IT, telecoms and transport sector will need an extra... [25 Mar 2008]
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 research found mobile operators have generally complied with the... [05 Oct 2007]
Leader: Roaming rates - more work needed
Leader At the UK Communication Management Association last week, a remark on roaming rates still being too high for UK business received a spontaneous, loud round of applause from attendees, most of whom represent the telecoms... [14 Feb 2007]
The telecoms operator of the future
Comment The era of converged telecoms services is bringing big changes to the operators. IMS, a standard for next generation networking, is expected to have a major impact on the global telecoms market. So what... [02 Jan 2007]
Brussels slaps Ofcom over mobile rates
News Brussels has sent a letter to the telecoms watchdog highlighting how charges imposed by O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Hutchison-owned 3 could be detrimental to fair competition in the UK's mobile market. [28 Nov 2006]
O2 to charge £5 for 'all you can eat' roaming calls
News Both operators are owned by the Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, which acquired O2 in October last year for £17.7bn. Spain is the most popular foreign destination for O2's roamers, according to the operator, which says... [19 Oct 2006]
Website reveals mobile phone roaming rates
News Developed by mobile industry consortium GSM Europe, the site was welcomed by telecoms regulatory body the European Regulators Group because it benefits consumers. European mobile operators have launched a new web to give... [10 Jul 2006]
BT and KDDI team up in Japan
News At one time - during the telecoms bubble of the late 1990s - it built up stakes in providers in the east of the continent but retrenched as new management sought to reduce levels of debt and concentrate on markets nearer... [26 Jun 2006]
Mobile operators vow to fight Reding's roaming plans
News The company added it is "currently studying the EC's proposal for further regulation of the telecoms industry and will provide a detailed response in the coming days". The idea that the commission is set on the path of... [30 Mar 2006]
