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E-Waste: Five Billion Phones to Be Thrown Away in 2022

In the past two months, Apple, Google, and Samsung have all launched their newest devices with the hope of getting consumers to upgrade ahead of the winter holidays. However, the companies and their clients may also be adding to...

Greek Mobile Companies Pledge to Change Internet Data Charges Following Meeting with PM

Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with representatives of mobile phone companies at the Prime Minister's residence of Maximos Mansion on Friday. According to sources, the meeting focused on the digital transformation of the country, Greece's low performance in terms of global...

Data Shows Use of Mobile Phones Ten Times Higher After EU Ban on Roaming Charges

The European Commission published some interesting data on Friday showing an unprecedented surge in the use of mobile phones across the EU after 2017's ban on roaming charges inside the European Union. The Commission published its first full review of...

Calls and Text Messages Between EU States to Become Considerably Cheaper as of May 15

Calls and text messages between European states are set to become considerably cheaper as of Wednesday, May 15. The decision to impose a ceiling on prices for calls between people in different EU member-states (and additionally the four EEA members,...

Greeks Are European Champions in Swearing While Driving, Survey Finds

A survey conducted recently across eleven European nations regarding the driving behavior revealed some interesting information about the way Greeks drive their cars. According to the survey, conducted by the French VINCI Autoroutes Institute, Greek drivers swear the most...

Greece to Ban Cellphones in Schools

Greece's Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou is to ban the use of cellphones in schools for reasons of "orderly operation" and protection of privacy. According to the ministry's announcement, pupils will not be allowed to cellphones in school, which means the...

Greeks Spend More Money on Phones Despite the Crisis

Despite the financial crisis that has been plaguing Greece for more than five years, the number of mobile phone subscribers in 2014 reached 16.4 million. According to recently released data, these subscribers also increased the time they spend talking...

Three Bids for Mobile Phone Frequencies Sale

Greece has received three bids for the sale of mobile phone frequencies aiming to the developement of the Greek telecom services. Greece's major telecom operators OTE, Vodafone and Wind Hellas have submitted their offers to buy mobile radio frequency rights within the...

Greece Moves to Prevent Mobile Phone Theft

A new regulation concerning the operation of telecommunications providers attempts to stem the tide of mobile-phone theft in Greece. Henceforth, a stolen mobile phone will be useless and the thieves won't be able to resell it on the black market as...