Communications Costs: EU announces new retail price cap for data roaming
The EU has announced plans for a new retail price cap per MB for data roaming within the EU.
For some time there has been a €50/month maximum bill for people using their mobile phone or dongle when roaming around...
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Reduce Communications Costs: ASA to take action
ASA take action against 'terms'
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has finally taken action to put an end to two failing aspects of self- regulation for Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
From 1st April 2012 the ASA will be clamping down on...
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Reduce Communications Costs: 0800 Costs Banned for Mobile Phones
OFCOM is to ban mobile networks from charging customers who call 0800 numbers.
The practice - which sees mobile users pay up to 40p a minute to dial these numbers, which are free from a landline, could be banned within...
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Smartphones: The perils of free apps
Smartphone users are unwittingly inviting the world to access their private information via the seemingly innocuous app that they have downloaded.
When downloading an app, most customers don’t bother to check the list of terms and conditions and just tap...
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