EU wants to cap costs on phone text messages
17 Jul 2008 - 09:44:36

Tue Jul 15, 7:01 PM ET BRUSSELS, Belgium - Are mobile phone companies taking advantage of teenagers' addiction to chatting in text messages? The top telecommunications regulator for the European Union believes so, and said Tuesday that a limit should be placed on the cost of international texts. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said she wanted to see roaming fees for text messages fall by up to 70 percent. She said she will put forward rules in October to cap charges. Europeans trav...

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