Mobile phone charges will fall for millions of holidaymakers across Europe from today, after new regulations come into force to drive down the cost of roaming. … more

Representatives of Australian critical infrastructure providers have expressed concern that delivering information to the government under its amended National Broadband Network legislation could be costly and conflict with anti-terrorism rules. … more

The world’s biggest mobile phone makers announced a deal today agreeing to a universal standard phone charger that will work on millions of handsets made by different manufacturers. … more

Scammers are using SMS text messages to con money out of Australians. … more

North Korea’s first and only public cellular telephone network attracted 19,200 subscribers after just over three months in business. … more

Vodafone is considering an offer to buy T-Mobile UK in an audacious move that would have huge repercussions for the British mobile phone market. … more

The head of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has urged European parliamentarians and telecommunications ministers to resolve an argument that has erupted over a raft of new legislation. … more

Investors in the telecoms holding company, eircom, once part of the Babcock & Brown stable, could soon have a fully fledged takeover offer to vote on after the ASX-listed group disclosed yesterday it was in talks on an initial low-ball bid. … more

The European Union has allocated about €4 billion (US$5.58 billion) for infrastructure development including ICT in the eastern and southern Africa region, reports Computerworld Zambia. … more

Pirates off the coast of Somalia have scuttled plans for the long-awaited Seacom cable to be switched on this month because a cable-laying ship was unable to enter some treacherous territories. … more