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Europe mobile phone operators warn that price caps hinder investment

Europe’s mobile phone industry will today mount a last-ditch effort to ward off strict price caps on text messages and data downloads within the EU by warning that heavy regulation is cutting capital spending and profit margins.
With Viviane Reding, EU telecoms commissioner, poised to propose a new round of price caps this month, mobile operators [...]

Broadband quality in UK: Glass half full or half empty?

Half of the UK’s broadband users are unhappy with the service from their internet providers even though high-speed connections are at their cheapest and fastest, according to a survey by price comparison service uSwitch.
With 15 million customers – half the country – spending £3bn on broadband every year, the gap is widening between the companies [...]

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