The European Commission wants to all-but wipe out mobile roaming rates by 2015, as part of a plan to form a single market for telecoms services in the region.
Cutting rates from an average of 38 cents in 2009 to almost zero in the next five years is one of 100 action points included in the Commission’s Digital Agenda for Europe document, which outlines plans
European carriers must now offer customers limits on their mobile internet use while roaming, under new laws introduced yesterday.
The move means operators must pre-agree a point at which mobile internet access is cut-off for customers traveling in Europe, and should spark an end to cases where users have unconsciously racked up huge bills while traveling &nd
Motorola has sold its cable modem business unit to Taiwan’s Compal Broadband Networks for an undisclosed amount.
The Euro Docsis CPE business which covers Europe, Middle East and Africa, includes access to Moto’s standalone Docsis modems as well as its voice-optimized embedded multimedia terminal adapters (EMTAs), and WiFi-enabled broadband gateways.
The European Parliament has approved a raft of new telecom laws designed to give European consumers cheaper telecom services, more privacy and faster internet access.
The European Union has concluded an 18-month long investigation into 301 websites selling ringtones and wallpapers, resulting in hefty fines and the closure of at least 54 companies.
Italian online companies fared the worst, with Italian authorities imposing around €2 million ($3 million) in fines on nine companies that were in breach of the law.
The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce (MITC) has opened a consultation to assess the possibility of including broadband in the Universal Service Obligation (USO).
The European mobile industry is on track to invest €145 billion ($215.10 billion) in capital expenditure through 2013, creating direct and indirect employment for more than 4.7 million people.
In a bid to harmonize the relationships between governing bodies and the mobile industry, operator body GSMA has set out a blueprint for the mobile industry t
A flat-rate, pan-European mobile broadband network could become a reality if the European Commission succeeds in its efforts to convince the 27 EU member states to reserve a uniform slice of broadcast spectrum.
The EC proposal urges governments to redeploy a section of their low-frequency spectrum, a portion that has traditionally been used exclusively by tel
The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce (MITC) has opened a consultation to assess the possibility of including broadband in the Universal Service Obligation (USO).
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