The EC reduces roaming charges again, but many UK mobile users are unsure or unaware of the changes while some don't know which countries are in the EU
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EE 4G Reaches 14 New Towns And More Rural Areas
EE continues to expand LTE coverage across the UK
EE 4G-Enabled Fibreglass Cows To Power Glastonbury Wi-Fi
EE provides 'moobile' hotspots to provide LTE-powered Glastonbury Wi-Fi at Worthy Farm
Government Wants National Roaming To Solve Rural Blackspots
Government considering plan to force mobile operators to open up their networks in areas of poor signal
Three Customers Can Make Calls Over Wi-Fi With ‘Three inTouch’
Three users in rural areas or buildings with poor signal will be able to make Wi-Fi calls from the autumn, but must download application
EE Boosts Voice Capabilities With Calls Over Wi-Fi And 4G
EE customers will be able to makes calls and send texts over Wi-Fi from later this year, with VoLTE set to follow in 2015
EE To Create 300 Jobs At New Derby Customer Service Centre
EE continues bid to have the best customer service of any UK operator
O2’s ‘Digital Butterflies’ Aim To Highlight Value Of Phone Recycling
O2 creates 'digital butterflies' from old mobile phones to show how old technology can gain a new lease of life
Three Adds France And Four Other Countries To Feel At Home
Roaming will be cheaper in Finland, France, Israel, Norway and Switzerland from 1 July
Ofcom Wants To Slash Mobile Termination Rates To 0.5p A Minute
Ofcom wants to reduce wholesale charges to make consumers' tariffs cheaper
Vodafone Moves Major R&D Hub From Silicon Valley To London
Vodafone xone moves across the pond following Verizon sale, but operator agrees Rogers deal in Canada to increase North American enterprise presence
EE Named Best Operator In London By RootMetrics
RootMetrics says EE is faster and more reliable in the capital than its rivals, even when 4G is a factor
Which? Calls On Operators To Unlock Mobile Phones
Which? wants consumers to have more freedom to choose a better deal for their needs
Vodafone Increases Out-Of-Contract Charges But Says Some Customers Can Leave
Vodafone says anyone whose bill is likely to increase by 10 percent can leave without penalty
Vodafone Warns £19bn ‘Project Spring’ Investment Plans Will Hamper Revenues
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao predicts short term pain for long term gain as investment aims to arrest sliding revenues in Europe
Vodafone 4G Now Available In 233 Towns And Cities
Vodafone 4G is now available in metropolises such as Maidstone, Gateshead and Huddersfield
Huawei And Vodafone Hold 2.6GHz Small Cell Trial
Huawei conducts small cell trial at its Reading HQ, allowing users to access Vodafone 4G network on 2.6GHz spectrum
Vodafone Promises To End Mid-Contract Price Rises
Vodafone says all contract customers will benefit, not just ones who signed up after 23 January
Virgin Media Adds 189,000 Customers To Superfast Broadband Network
More than three quarters of all Virgin Media broadband users now have superfast speeds of 30Mbps+
Virgin Media Seeks To Press Home ‘Quad-Play’ Advantage With New Bundles
Virgin Media offers new landline, broadband, television and mobile bundles to customers to gain the edge over BT, Sky and others
EE Wants Six Million 4G Customers By End Of The Year
EE 4G user base reaches 2.9 million, and operator says it's on track to double this number by the end of 2014
EE Names Rhyl As 200th 4G Location As LTE Arrives In 13 More Towns
EE 4G coverage increases, with 13 towns added to the superfast network
EE To Bring 4G To Glastonbury And Offer Power Bars To Charge Revellers’ Phones
EE's £20 power bars can be used and swapped for fully charged ones, so Glastonbury visitors skip the charging tent queues
Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’
US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country
EE To Take On More Apprentices And Hold ‘Techy Tea Parties’ To Improve Digital Skills
EE releases revised green targets, plans for youth employment and strategies for battling digital exclusion
T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row
T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store credit
Vodafone To Open 150 Stores And Create 1,400 Jobs In £1bn UK Investment
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Vodafone's biggest ever annual investment in the UK
BT Mobile To Target Consumer Market Next Year – Report
BT Mobile services could be offered to consumers next year, shaking up the UK market
BlackBerry And T-Mobile USA Split Over iPhone Row
BlackBerry CEO John Chen says two companies' strategies are no longer compatible, after T-Mobile offered users a trade-in for a new iPhone
EE 4G Arrives In 12 More Towns With Coverage Boosted On Commuter Routes
EE 4G now available in 187 towns and cities, while commuters between Edinburgh and Glasgow and Cardiff and Swansea will benefit from better coverage