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Are BYOD firms heading for 'bill shock'?
As mobile device use and flexible working schedules climb, are businesses with BYOD policies heading towards data use bill shock?
O2 hikes cost of calls and texts for roaming outside Europe
The mobile operator is set to raise charges for sending and receiving calls and text messages from countries outside Europe at the end of November - with some prices set to more than double.
AT&T, T-Mobile open networks, offer free roaming for Sandy relief
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, two major mobile networks are joining forces to mitigate the cellular downtime caused by the damage of the storm.
Google must review privacy policy, EU data regulators rule
European regulators have warned that the scope of Google's new consolidated privacy policy is "too large" and users must be given greater control over their data.
Free mobile roaming in Southeast Asia 'overambitious'
Analysts say the intention to create a free mobile roaming zone is unlikely to happen given the lack of precedence and possible operator resistance as roaming fees are a source of revenue for them.
Universal M2M network coverage a 'major challenge'
M2M industry presents huge growth opportunities but methods to ensure connectivity across geographies still piecemeal and cost issues remain unresolved, which hinder providers from scaling up operations.
Data-roaming price cuts: Why customers are still on the hook
While new rules mean the cost of using data in Europe is lower than ever for EU citizens, it's not always clear how to get the best deal — or even if bill shock can be avoided altogether
Caps come in for EU data roaming: How much will it cost you?
New data roaming laws came into effect in the UK on Sunday, putting a limit on how much operators can charge for data use on mobiles and tablets. What do their new plans look like?
Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
The final hurdle to cheaper data roaming within the EU has been cleared, meaning that the cost of using data services, making phone calls or sending SMS messages is set to fall from 1 July
O2 reveals updated EU data-roaming bundle
The operator will offer its prepay customers a roaming data bundle for the first time, but says the move has nothing to do with new EU retail caps
Europe agrees on changes for cheaper roaming
The various parts of the EU administration have thrashed out a compromise on the maximum levels people can be charged for using mobile roaming services
EU regulators turn spotlight on mobile gang of five
European antitrust commissioners have asked Deutsche Telekom, France Télécom, Telefónica, Vodafone and Telecom Italia for information on how closely they work together
Ofcom moves towards global roaming caps
The watchdog has said that operators should voluntarily introduce global roaming caps for data usage in order to reduce the number of cases of 'bill shock' experienced by customers returning home from abroad
MEPs back cheaper European data-roaming rates
MEPs have put forward proposals that if passed would lower the cost of data roaming across Europe further than existing European Commission proposals and increase competition among operators
Three: EU data price caps need to be lower
The mobile operator and others are urging minister Ed Vaizey to press for lower wholesale caps for data roaming, saying that proposed EU legislation would still lead to 'prohibitively expensive' charges