Xinhua - EU proposes to slash mobile phone int'l roaming charges

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BRUSSELS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission is to propose legislation aimed at slashing "unproportional" charges on international mobile phone calls within the European Union (EU). EU commissioner for information society and media Viviane Reding said the executive European Commission has to propose an EU regulation after mobile telecom operators failed to respond to her calls for lower costs six months ago. "I have warned the industry repeatedly that price must be brought down, but it seems the industry has had trouble understanding my message," Reding told a press conference on Tuesday. "I am not prepared to stand on the sidelines," she warned