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PRESS RELEASE
Commission launches consumer website on the costs of mobile roaming in
Europe (4 October 2005)The European Commission launched on 4 October a
new website which aims to help consumers get a better deal when using
their mobile phones abroad. For this purpose, the website makes public
roaming tariffs from the operators in all 25 EU Member States. The
launch of this site was signalled in July when Commissioner Viviane
Reding highlighted the high cost of using mobile phones abroad and the
need to ensure greater transparency of these charges. By means of tables
of sample tariffs and direct links to EU mobile operators, the website
intends to give EU consumers a concrete idea of the level of tariffs
they are likely to face when going on holiday as well as guidance and
tips on how to manage their international roaming bills. Since the
announcement of the website before this summer, there are signs that
competition is starting to develop, in particular with some operators
offering special holiday and other tariff packages.



International Roaming Site:
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/roaming/index_en.htm

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Electronic Business Trends 
in 2005: Industry Perspectives
26 October 2005  BrusselsThis year's e-Business W@tch annual event
focuses on e-business developments in different sectors of the European
economy. It will present the results and analysis of research on service
and manufacturing sectors of the European economy - tourism, IT
services, construction, machinery and equipment manufacturing, food and
beverages - as well as on the critical, cross-sectoral issue of
interoperability.



CALL FOR TENDERS
 Benchmarking policies and initiatives in support of e-
learning for enterprises in Europe
(Deadline: 28/10/2005) The objective of the service contract relates to
the analysis and the benchmarking of national and regional policies and
of stakeholders' initiatives in support of e-learning for enterprises in
Europe.



CALL FOR TENDERS
 Development of e-skills foresight scenarios in the EU
(Deadline: 28/10/2005) Service contract for the development of e-skills
foresight scenarios in the EU in cooperation with relevant stakeholders
and experts in this field. Different scenarios will be developed with a
view to assess the future demand and supply of e-skills in the EU as
well as long-term developments.                                      
 

 

 

 

 

 






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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Images et Mobilite
7 October 2005  Lorient, FranceThis conference, including an exhibition
with demonstrations, will be focusing on new formats, usages and models
for video, movies and television. 					






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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/cf/newsbytheme.cfm?dis
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BROCHURE
Factsheet : Cost of using your mobile phone abroad - new 
Commission 
website
Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a new website which aims to
help
consumers get a better deal when using their mobile phones abroad. The
new
website provides consumers with sample tariffs as well as advice on how
to get the
best deal.

More Factsheets:
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/factsheets/month/index_en.htm
SPEECH
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Information Society and Media: The role of libraries in the information
society
 (3 October 2005): Conference of European National Librarians,
Luxembourg, 29 September 2005



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