EU Roaming Use Increasing, Users Still Worry about Costs, Survey
17 February 2011Almost 75 per cent of Europeans worry about the cost of using their mobile phone when traveling in the EU according to a survey released by the European Commission.
Almost 75 per cent of Europeans worry about the cost of using their mobile phone when traveling in the EU according to a survey released by the European Commission.
Business users still report little progress in reducing mobile communication costs, improving service quality and coverage, and they continue to experience difficulties in obtaining global contracts, adequate billing and reporting, according to INTUG’s response on a EC consultation on the regulation of mobile communication.
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to find out whether the Spanish and Portuguese telecoms operators Telefónica and Portugal Telecom have breached European rules by agreeing not to compete with each other in their respective home markets.
The capacity of broadband connections in Europe has improved considerably, but the take up of fixed broadband connections has slowed down somewhat, according to a Working Document on broadband access published by the European Commission.
The European Commission backs plans that would divert a portion of broadcast spectrum used by TV stations to mobile operators in order to create an EU-wide market for wireless broadband services, according to the International Herald Tribune.
Just two days before the roaming rates in the EU were lowered, the EC published an interim report on roaming charges in the European Union. Not surprisingly, retail prices tend to cluster around the regulated maximum price caps.
Yesterday the European Commission launched a public consultation on key questions concerning net neutrality. The consultation will feed into a report on the subject, to be presented by the end of this year.
Europe’s digital economy is growing in strength, spreading throughout all sectors of the economy and reaching into all areas of the lives of its citizens, according to a report published by the European Commission.