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Telefonica unveils 2 EUR/day EU data access

Telefonica has unveiled a pan-European data roaming tariff for smartphone subscribers, offering 25MB of data usage for 2 EUR a day. The Spanish-owned operator group said the new tariff protects customers from “bill shock” and is also significantly below the new price caps announced by the European Union last week. As a reminder, EU ruled that a mobile data cap will be set at 0.70 EUR per megabyte from this summer and will then fall in stages to 0.45 EUR in 2013, and then 0.20 EUR on July 1st, 2014. … Read more

Telefonica unveils 2 EUR/day EU data access 2 weeks ago

Dusan Belic

TU Me by Telefónica enters the crowded VoIP and mobile messaging space

Telefónica, better known as O2 in the UK, has just launched an iOS application called “TU Me”. If you know what Skype does, then you know what TU Me does. It has free voice over IP calling, it has instant messaging, photo sharing, and you’ll even be able to share your location. The catch? It only works if your other friends are using the app. There are plans for an Android version of TU Me, but no further details were provided. Now stop and think for a second about how … Read more

telefonica 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

EU approves preliminary deal that will overhaul roaming agreements

Cellular customers in Europe will soon be paying less for roaming charges incurred while roaming in other European countries. A preliminary deal has been struck between the European Parliament and representatives of the Council and the European Commission that will set EU roaming rules that carriers must abide by starting July 1st. The agreement will be up for final approval at the European Parliament and the Council in May and June 2012, respectively. Over the next two years, the agreement would reduce the maximum charges individuals could incur while roaming … Read more

EU flag 2 months ago

Anthony Domanico