News tagged with roaming charges

EU caps smartphone roaming prices to fight 'rip-offs'

Europeans will pay less roaming charges when using their smartphones or tablets across EU borders from July 1 under new price caps adopted Thursday to end exorbitant bills for consumers.

Technology / Telecom

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EU issues urgent call to 21 states on satellite network

The European Commission on Thursday ordered 21 EU states to get their act together and meet a deadline to install a pan-European mobile satellite network under its broadband-for-all drive.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Faster smartphones spark race for ways out of data crunch

Lighter, faster and even smarter smartphones will premiere at the world's biggest mobile fair next week, sparking a race for ways to prevent network overload from rendering the phones "dumb".

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Malaysia, Singapore to slash telecom roaming fees

Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to slash roaming charges for voice calls and text messaging over the next two years in a landmark accord, regulators said Wednesday.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0