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Mobile call roaming rates in GCC reduced
Oman Tribune
MUSCAT Mobile users travelling within the GCC can now enjoy reduced roaming charges following implementation of regulatory price caps on international roaming call charges in GCC countries. “The Sultanate's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) ...

The Little Guy is in the 'Big Game'
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- During today's Super Bowl, new wireless entrant Public Mobile launched a series of three TV commercials that tackle the offensive issue of high roaming rates. When it comes to the Super Bowl, ...

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Daily Mail
Mobile phone experts' guide 2012: How to reduce your bill to changing contract
Daily Mail
If you don't, be sure to turn off data roaming. If you are travelling to the US for example, an Orange roaming package can save you 30 per cent on all calls and texts made to the UK for just an extra £5.10. Likewise, T-Mobile offers a 'Flexible ...

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ArabianBusiness.com
Roaming charge cuts to hit GCC telecom income
Emirates 24/7
A decision by Gulf oil producers to trim mobile phone roaming rates is expected to depress the net profits of their telecommunications companies given the strong competition in the region, Moody's Investment Service has said.
GCC roaming charges cut 'bad for business'ArabianBusiness.com

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CBC.ca
Vacationing family hit with $10000 movie bill
CBC.ca
A Saskatchewan family that used a mobile internet service while vacationing was shocked to learn it was facing a bill of more than $10000 associated with watching a few movies. John Gibson, from Weyburn, recently took his family to Phoenix, Arizona.

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Roaming rate cut likely to hurt local operators
The National
Mobile roaming rates are a perennial bugbear of travellers, who often return from holidays or business trips to find themselves out of pocket. Such is the level of ill-feeling that the GCC banded together last year to cut roaming rates for voice calls.

Is Vodafone's European Mobile Roaming Income Under Threat?
Seeking Alpha
For some time now European Union lawmakers have been looking to decrease the fees mobile operators charge users when they travel across the European Union. Last July, European Commissioner Ms. Neelie Kroes proposed two ways to bring down roaming ...

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The Next Web
Concerned About Your Data Usage While Roaming, Try Onavo
TmoNews
Sometimes an app comes along that's worth bringing your attention to and given the recently leaked upcoming changes for T-Mobile's domestic roaming policy, we bring you Onavo. Onavo is a Android/iOS application designed to help watch your data usage ...
Onavo: One-Fifth of T-Mobile customer's will be affected by roaming data capExaminer.com
5 bandwidth-saving tips for those worried about mobile data capsThe Next Web

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Computing
Exclusive: Europe sets sights on deeper mobile roaming cuts
ECNmag.com
If the parliament's tougher caps are adopted, it would be a blow to mobile operators, which generate some 5 percent of sales and 7 percent of operating profit from roaming fees. Angelika Niebler, a German politician steering the proposed regulation ...
Is Vodafone's European Mobile Roaming Income Under Threat?Seeking Alpha

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MACH Helps TELE Greenland Boost Roaming Traffic by 15%; Roaming Revenues by 20%
GoMo News
Since deployment and seven months into the project, the state-owned mobile network operator says it has experienced a 15 per cent increase in roaming traffic, particularly data traffic, and more than a 20 per cent rise in roaming revenues.
Tele Greenland boosts roaming traffic with MachTelecompaper (subscription)

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Mobile Today
STUDY: Over half of Brits have no clue what data roaming is
Shiny Shiny
Well, according to a new study conducted by GoodMobilePhones.co.uk, more than 62% of Brits don't know what data roaming is, which would explain those massive phone bills when people step off the plane after a week abroad... More than 1680 mobile phone ...
Majority of Britons 'confused by data roaming'Mobile Today

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Tribunal to Hear 3G Roaming Case on Feb 16
Wall Street Journal
16 its hearing of a case against banning mobile-phone companies from sharing their networks to offer roaming facility to users of third-generation services. Consequently, the stay on the telecommunications department's ban order will be extended until ...

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At&T expands mobile coverage area in Rockton
WREX-TV
AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile broadband services in more than 130 countries. "Smartphones, tablets and laptops are continuing to drive unprecedented demand for wireless access ...
AT&T Invests More Than $1 Billion in Wisconsin From 2008 Through 2011 to ...MarketWatch (press release)
AT&T Invests More Than $6.8 Billion in California From 2009 Through 2011 to ...Sacramento Bee
AT&T Invests Nearly $3.5 Billion in Illinois From 2009 Through 2011 to Improve ...NEWS.GNOM.ES

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Mobile Entertainment
62% of Brits don't understand 'data roaming'
PC Advisor
By Carrie-Ann Skinner | PC Advisor | 01 February 12 Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of UK mobile phone owners are confused by the term data roaming, says GoodMobilePhone.co.uk. Research of 1680 Brits that have a mobile phone revealed just 26 percent ...
Two thirds of Brits don't know what data roaming isMobile Entertainment

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Roaming Call-Back Operator launches Call-Through Services
RealWire (press release)
LONDON, 1st February 2012 – Cloud9 Mobile, the UK Mobile Network Operator who pioneered Call-Back Roaming, announced today that they have launched Low Cost Roaming via Call-Through, not just in EU but with all Camel supported networks globally.

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The Consumerist
How T-Mobile's roaming data caps would affect you
GigaOm
31, 2012, 2:05pm PT 2 Comments Tmo News has it that T-Mobile is about to restrict roaming data usage to cut down on the amount of packets its customers consume when off the carrier's networks. If true, the new restrictions could affect a lot of ...
T-Mobile Plans to Cap Domestic Data Roaming Starting April 5thGizmodo

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The National
Etisalat cuts its roaming charges to match du
The National
Andre Forget / The National Etisalat has lowered its roaming charges for travellers in the Gulf, just prior to a deadline for regional telecommunications operators to cut mobile fees. The operator said yesterday it has reduced calling charges for its ...
Etisalat further reduces GCC roaming rates by up to 26% (31 January 2012)Abu Dhabi City Guide
Etisalat cuts GCC roaming ratesEmirates 24/7
Etisalat cuts Gulf roaming tariffsgulfnews.com

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Smaller carriers press FCC for 'shot-clock' on data roaming negotiations
FierceWireless
Representatives from MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS), US Cellular and other small carriers are urging the FCC to adopt a "shot-clock" on data roaming negotiations between carriers. They said that, even with the FCC's new data roaming rules, they are still being ...

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Europe sets sights on deeper mobile roaming cuts
Reuters
If the parliament's tougher caps are adopted, it would be a blow to mobile operators, which generate some 5 percent of sales and 7 percent of operating profit from roaming fees. Angelika Niebler, a German politician steering the proposed regulation ...

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Europe sets sights on deeper mobile roaming cuts
Economic Times
If the parliament's tougher caps are adopted, it would be a blow to mobile operators, which generate some 5 percent of sales and 7 percent of operating profit from roaming fees. Angelika Niebler, a German politician steering the proposed regulation ...

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