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More woe for 3G, says research
News European mobile phone network operators will fail to generate sufficient revenue from third-generation (3G) networks and face a steep decline in earnings by 2005, according to research released Friday.
[January 5, 2001, 13:52]
EC calls for shorter number-porting times
News It should take no longer than a day to switch telephone operators, the European Commission has said. Other elements of the legislation bundle include proposed caps on the amount operators can charge European citizens for text-message and mobile...
[March 24, 2009, 15:37]
Mobile operators angered by latest roaming proposals
News European mobile operators have nothing to fear from impending roaming tariff regulation if they remain competitive, a spokesperson for the European Commission has said. On Monday, Commissioner Reding's office released some "fine-tuned" details of...
[June 13, 2006, 16:40]
EC reforms aim to smooth path to fibre era
News The European Parliament has been debating EU telecoms reform proposals ahead of a vote later this month that could usher in an era of fibre broadband for European citizens and mandatory data-breach reporting for the continent's operators.
[September 5, 2008, 12:11]
Analyst: 3.5G laptops may choke mobile networks
News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile-phone operators' average-revenue-per-user prayers. Eighty percent of respondents said European operators will face greater demand for mobile broadband services...
[June 23, 2008, 9:43]
UK keeps firm line on 3G licences
News The British government has insisted that UK 3G licence conditions will not be relaxed, despite increasing concern that European mobile operators could be crushed by their attempts to launch third-generation mobile services.
[August 20, 2002, 15:01]
GPRS is 'bigger failure than WAP'
News European mobile network operators are barking up the wrong tree with 2.5G data services, according to a consultancy firm, which suggests that the industry could be repeating the mistakes it made with WAP (wireless access protocol).
[November 25, 2002, 8:07]
Mobile Internet too expensive
News European wireless operators are shooting themselves in the foot with short-sighted efforts to begin making money from next-generation services, according to an influential analysts' firm. European operators just don't get it yet," said Yunus.
[April 27, 2001, 8:21]
EC praises 3 roaming cuts
News The European Commission has welcomed the move by mobile operator 3 to stop charging customers for roaming between its networks, while other operators have claimed 3 has not broken ranks with them. The spokesperson added that some operators in other...
[January 17, 2007, 15:25]
Oftel backtracks on unbundling timetable
News The EC recommends European encumbent operators should have unbundled their local loops by December 2000. Local loop unbundling -- in which BT is forced to open its exchanges to other operators -- is widely seen as key to introducing real...
[March 13, 2000, 16:44]
T-Mobile cuts data roaming fees by 80 percent
News T-Mobile has announced a cut of 80 percent in its European data-roaming charges, in time for the 1 July deadline imposed on operators by the European Commission. Information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding told operators in February...
[June 20, 2008, 17:39]
Operators set out new roaming fees
News UK mobile operators have outlined their revised European roaming tariffs after the rates were capped by the European Commission. Under the European Commission ruling, operators have to advise all their customers of their new rates by the end of...
[July 19, 2007, 12:24]
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News A legal challenge to roaming caps imposed on operators by the European Commission is likely to fail, the European Court of Justice's advocate general has advised, citing inexplicable profit margins before the caps were introduced.
[October 2, 2009, 15:02]
EC to clamp down on mobile roaming charges
News The European Commission is planning to take action against some mobile phone network operators over the prices consumers are being charged to use their mobile phones when abroad. Operators in several European countries, including the UK, were...
[February 28, 2002, 11:02]
O2 breathes life into data roaming
Leader In May last year, after a long and acrimonious fight, the European Commission forced mobile operators to cut up to 70 percent off voice-roaming charges within the EU. Squealing like piglets, the operators predicted the direst of effects — price...
[January 15, 2008, 14:25]
EC calls for 3G over 2G spectrum
News This week the European Commission announced proposals to repeal the GSM Directive of 1987, arguing that freeing up both the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrums would increase the number and choice of services available, benefit more EU citizens and lower...
[July 26, 2007, 13:26]
AOL top brass tears into 'rip-off' BT
News Andreas Schmidt of AOL Europe launched an unrelenting attack on BT and other European operators during his keynote at the Jupiter Consumer Online Forum in London Tuesday. He called on the government to put immediate pressure on BT and other...
[October 19, 1999, 16:38]
Mobile firms claim e-money laws threaten m-commerce
News Senior executives from 18 European mobile network operators spelled out their demands in a meeting on Tuesday with top European politicians and administrators, including Erkki Liikanen, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner.
[May 23, 2002, 13:21]
Operators blame roaming charges on handset subsidies
News The industry has spent the last year trying to fend off regulation from the European Commission, which seems set to force prices down, although operators have always maintained that they were cutting prices due to market forces rather than threats...
[February 23, 2007, 11:49]
European Commission: Data roaming is next
News Fresh from its victory over the issue of voice-roaming costs, the European Commission has again warned mobile operators that they could be forced to cut data-roaming charges. UK operators have this week been announcing the new rates they will be...
[July 19, 2007, 17:06]
