roaming

Tech

No more EU roaming fees: Here's what it means for Sweden

As of June 15th, it's finally time to wave goodbye to those pesky and pricey roaming charges in Europe.

mobile

Spotify streaming rules could get changed by EU

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify and a host of other tech firms could be affected by fresh copyright legislation being proposed by the European Commission.

European Union

Sweden set for cheaper EU roaming charges

Roaming charges that currently mean EU mobile phone users are charged extra if they are in another member state, are finally set to be scrapped after years of wrangling.

European Union

Fresh debate for cheaper EU calls from Sweden

Swedish politicians welcomed a debate on mobile charges on Tuesday, after the EU's top decisionmaker on the digital market announced that roaming fees could be ditched across the union by 2017.

google

Shoe-loving Swedes top smartphone use

A new survey has revealed that Sweden tops the Nordic charts in terms of smartphone use, with 75 percent of people aged 16 or over now owning one of the high-tech devices. Shoes were among the most searched-for items.

European Union

Swedish flat-rate mobile roaming first in the EU

A Swedish company leapt first from the starting blocks with a new flat-rate EU roaming mobile subscription on Thursday, making the operator the first to offer such a product. The European commission hopes soon to impose legal limits on roaming fees.

roaming

EU roaming ban to up Swedes' phone bills

Swedish mobile operators dislike a EU proposal that would make placing calls the same price at home as on the go, citing fears that free roaming in the union would throw a spanner in the works for network upgrades, as well as make Swedes' phone bills balloon.