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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9734

6 September 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecoms
Viviane Reding suggests 70% cut in cost of texting abroad

Brussels, 05/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Consumers can hope to see a cut in the cost of texting abroad on 1 July 2009. After introducing legislation to cut roaming costs (the cost of making mobile phone conversations abroad), EU Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding is not resting on her laurels and is submitting to fellow commissioners this week draft legislation she has drawn up on the price of texting, according to close sources. In July 2008, she hinted that she wanted...

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