INTERNATIONAL: EU Agrees to Mobile Phone Cuts
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EU governments yesterday agreed to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad, the last hurdle for a cap on roaming fees to be introduced later this summer.
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Leading mobile phone operators in the European Union could save billions of euros on third-generation network access under a proposal to be launched next month by Brussels.
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Just in time for summer hols The EU has given the thumbs up to the Euro tariff for mobile phone roaming.â¦
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The European Union set mobile phone companies a July deadline on Monday to cut their roaming charges for text messages and Internet use or face regulation.
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The European Commission has given mobile network operators until July 1 to cut the cost of using mobile data services while traveling abroad or face regulation.
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Vodafone Wednesday formally rolled out its 3G mobile communication products and services in 12 European countries and Japan. The company expects 3G to begin gaining mass market acceptance next year, and forecasts
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A sale of part or all of its mobile phone unit would allow Telecom Italia to focus on broadband and content.
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EU telecoms ministers back rules that cut the charges for using mobile phones abroad.
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Vodafone has an exclusive agreement to offer Samsung's touch-screen F700 smart phone in Europe.
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Cheap holiday calls - if you holiday in October EU member states have approved the introduction of the Euro tariff for mobile roaming.â¦
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LUXEMBOURG -- EU governments agreed to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad Thursday, paving the way for a cap on roaming fees later this summer.
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European telecom makers Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG have agreed to combine their telephone equipment units in a deal valued at roughly 25 billion euros (&#36;31.6 billion), according to a newspaper report.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission said Wednesday it had dropped its antitrust investigation into mobile phone roaming prices charged by operators in Britain and Germany after new EU rules forcing telecom companies to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad.
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Vodafone Group PLC formally rolled out its 3G (third-generation) mobile communication products and services in 12 European countries and Japan on Wednesday.
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Irish low-budget airline Ryanair has said that it had signed a deal that would allow passengers to begin using mobile phones during flights next year.
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The European Parliament voted to impose retail price caps on roaming charges, fees that mobile phone consumers pay when making or receiving calls outside of their home calling zones. The European Council of Ministers, which has already endorsed the plan, is scheduled to approve the price caps formally June 7. As early as August, the charges will be limited to 0.49 euro (66 cents) a minute for outgoing calls and 0.24 euro for incoming calls, excluding tax.
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European Union ministers adopted on  Thursday rules that will slash the price of making mobile phone  calls abroad in the 27-member bloc, after a year of wrangling  and heated debate, the EU's German presidency said.