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EC e-commerce proposal slammed

...commerce within the EU easier for traders and consumers, but Brussels-based BEUC (Bureau European des Unions de Consommateurs), has dubbed the legislation "timid and... Read more

18 November, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

Operators blame roaming charges on handset subsidies

...to market forces rather than threats from the Commission. On Tuesday the BEUC, a European consumer rights group, accused operators of using roaming packages and... Read more

23 February, 2007 by David Meyer

A Year Ago: EC e-commerce proposal slammed

...by the European Commission has been lambasted by the European consumer group BEUC. The directive is intended to make electronic commerce within the EU easier... Read more

18 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

EU consumer groups, ISPs plead for net neutrality

...the internet. Over the past few days, both the European Consumers' Organisation (Beuc) and the European ISP Association (Eurispa) have pleaded for Amendment 138/46... Read more

20 October, 2009 by David Meyer

Mobile operators accused of abusing customers

Suzanna Kerridge, Paris correspondent European consumers' organisation BEUC (le Bureau Europeen des Unions de Consommateurs) has heavily criticised mobile phone... Read more

5 May, 2000 by Suzanna Kerridge

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Jack Schofield

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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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