European Commission reveals plans to slash data charges
Commission wants to ensure users are charged no more than 10 cents per MB when travelling abroad The European Commission (EC) has presented a proposal to combat what its says is the “continued high...
View ArticleEU introduces new caps to halve mobile data roaming costs
Internet activity now costs 16p per megabyte, with the cost of making calls falling 21 per cent to and sending a text by 25 per cent to 5p per message The European Union has introduced new data roaming...
View ArticleCK Hutchison set to meet EC & rivals over O2 acquisition
Reports claim the Three-owner will meet with regulators on March 7 over £10.25 billion buyout of UK rival Three-owner CK Hutchison is set to meet with European regulators and rivals to discuss its...
View ArticleHutch to offer up to 30pc of spectrum to seal O2 deal
Reports claim that the Three-owner will seek to win over sceptical EU regulators by offering up additional remedies to allay competition fears over £10.25bn merger CK Hutchison will offer regulators a...
View ArticleEU opens consultation on personal privacy in telecoms
The consultation will consider whether Over-The-Top services require the same regulation as mobile operators A public consultation on rules governing the use of personal telecoms data has been launched...
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Operators: Britain must remain in European Union
Revenues could fall, prices could rise and jobs could be lost if Britons vote “yes” to Brexit UK mobile operators have overwhelmingly backed the campaign to remain in the EU, claiming a ‘Brexit’ could...
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Vodafone Group HQ could leave UK due to Brexit vote, but Newbury office is safe
The news follows Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao admitted vote to leave EU would make things “more difficult” for the operator Vodafone could move its Group headquarters in Paddington, London outside of...
View ArticleEC plans to install free Wi-Fi and 5G for all EU members by 2025
European Commission aiming to provide services within nine years, with a new Electronic Communications code also proposed The European Commission plans to bring free Wi-Fi and 5G connections to all...
View ArticleEC announces new rules to prevent roaming misuse
Proposed time limits on surcharge-free roaming scrapped ahead of new plans to be introduced next year The European Commission (EC) has today proposed redrafted rules to prevent roaming misuse in the EU...
View ArticleEC clears last step to end roaming charges
Roaming charges will end by June 15 this year The European Commission has penned a provisional deal on Wednesday (February 1) to usher in the abolishment of roaming charges in European Union states....
View ArticleRoaming fees scrap to cost operators hundreds of millions
Big four count the cost as European Union’s roaming charges ban comes into effect on June 15 UK operators will be hit for hundreds of millions of pounds in annual revenue following the scrapping of...
View Article‘GDPR is the biggest change in 20 years but no reason to panic’
Exploring the fact and fiction behind the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation Data. The industry buzzword. From surfing the internet on your phone to the bank details on your computer, the term...
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