EU under fire over mobile fee cap
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Plans to limit mobile phone call costs for consumers who travel abroad within Europe are attacked by the industry.
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5.3p a shot till 2011 Ofcom has slapped cap on mobile call termination fees, after deciding there is little chance of competition bringing the charges down naturally.â¦
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You're still all thieving bastards though The European Commission is to consult on whether to change the current controversial surcharge on devices or storage media which can hold music or video.â¦
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The amount consumers are charged for making mobile phone calls while abroad is to be investigated by EU regulators.
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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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Tries to cut down price hurdles Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards will tell a meeting of European regulators today there is a need to make sharp reductions to the costs of "text roaming" and "data roaming" across Europe.â¦
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British watchdog inflates costs The European Commission says British regulator Ofcom is having a negative effect on mobile rates in the UK. The EC and national regulators are meant to be working together to bring down mobile costs.â¦
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Consumer group complains of higher prices in U.K. than elsewhere in Europe.
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Investor's Business Daily - Investors in European telecom stocks have worried about rumors the EU soon would cap roaming charges on cell phone calls, hurting profits. That is until new rumors surfaced about possible mergers.
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Internal divisions within the European Commission about the shape of a policy review for the telecommunications industry due this quarter sparked sharp criticism from industry analysts Tuesday.
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European business travellers and holidaymakers can look forward to lower rates on mobile phone calls while abroad in the EU once new price caps go into effect across the bloc starting on Saturday.
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The European Union has psased a law that will dramatically cut the cost of roaming between countries with a mobile phone.
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Mobile phone companies will on Thursday launch a last-ditch lobbying effort over a European Union plan to force them to slash the cost of international calls by up to 70 per cent.
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The European Union's Competition Commission said today it might levy fines of $4 million a day against Microsoft amid concerns that the company is overcharging for the information rivals need to make their products work smoothly with Windows.
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Europeans are paying high prices to send cell-phone text messages or use mobile Internet services outside their own country, the EU's telecoms chief said Thursday, just months after the EU capped roaming charges for calls.
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British Telecom is criticised for charging customers Â£4.50 extra each quarter if they do not pay by direct debit.
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Italians have reacted angrily to government proposals to bring in a tax on mobile phone text messages.