Complains to EC over IPCom Nokia has lodged a complaint with the European Commission, claiming that IPCom is abusing mobile patents originally owned by Bosch that are already the subject of legal action in the UK and Germany.…
The EC is considering putting a 14% import tax on handsets with integrated GPS or TV! Apparently there are already import taxes on devices with external TV tuners, but Mobiles are currently exempt - however the EC believes that since the Mobiles can do more than simple phone functions, then they ought to be subject to
The European Commission is expected to present a proposal this week to charge customs duties on mobile phones, by moving sophisticated high-end Smartphones into a dutiable customs category. Mobile phones with increased functionality, such as GPS receivers and mobile TV would face a tax of up to 14 percent, versus 0 percent at present. At a time when Europe is confronted with protracted recession, ...
Oh noes! The European Union is reportedly mulling a tax increase on handsets that boast TV receivers or GPS modules, and we're not talking just a few pennies (or whatever you folks use over there). The European Commission has put forth a proposal to "reclassify some phones as multi-functional devices, which would trigger a 14-percent tax on mobiles with TV receivers and 3.7-percent on navigat...
TerreStar Europe, a European mobile communications company and a subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, announced that its application with the European Commission (EC) for a Pan-European 2GHz MSS S-band spectrum authorisation has been accepted. TerreStar Europe plans to create a pan-European integrated satellite and complementary ground component network that is designed to provide wholesale mobile...
The European Commission is considering taxes on some mobile phones equipped with GPS and/or TV receivers. The idea is for fat-on-features handsets to be treated as multifunctional devices rather...
The European Commission is considering taxes on some mobile phones equipped with GPS and/or TV receivers. The idea is for fat-on-features handsets to be treated as multifunctional devices rather...
The European Commission has taken a strong stand on demanding new taxes for some cell phones. The reason for such a tax implementation is not very clear, but in any case, as expected, the mobile manufacturers are not happy about the decision.Since the mobile industry is not at its peak and as the next year seem...
The European Union executive is planning to tax some mobile phones, a move that would mean higher prices for consumers, representatives from the wireless industry said. Last week, the European Commission sent member states a formal proposal that has not been made public to reclassify some phones as "multi-functional devices," which would trigger a 14 percent tax on devices with television receiver...
