https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Long an important source of revenue for telecom companies, roaming charges will be lifted in Europe starting June 15, raising pressure on operators in a tight market. https://www.thelocal.de/20170611/european-mobile-operators-brace-for-end-of-roaming-charges Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:36:08 +0200 european-mobile-operators-brace-for-end-of-roaming-charges Roaming charges, which see mobile phone users paying extra fees if they are in another EU country, will finally be scrapped after years of wrangling. However, the changes won't come into force until June 2017. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/eu-roaming-charges-to-finally-end-in-june-2017 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:34:39 +0100 eu-roaming-charges-to-finally-end-in-june-2017 IT experts led by Berlin-based Karsten Nohl said on Thursday they had discovered security flaws in the mobile phone networks that would allow attackers to read users' messages. https://www.thelocal.de/20141219/networks-scramble-to-patch-mobile-security-hole-snowden-karsten-nohl-ss7 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:55:00 +0100 networks-scramble-to-patch-mobile-security-hole-snowden-karsten-nohl-ss7 Drivers in Germany can use their mobile phones whenever their vehicle's motor is not running, including when waiting at a red light, a court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141028/car-phone-use-ok-when-motor-stopped Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:17:00 +0100 car-phone-use-ok-when-motor-stopped German mobile phone operator E-Plus has been sold to Spain's Telefonica, to be merged with the O2 brand, creating the biggest operator in Germany, it was announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130723/51001 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:20:00 +0200 51001 The Crazy Frog, plague of public transport and bars just a few years ago, is dead, a German expert has declared. The irritating ringtones that many delighted in downloading to their newfangled mobile phones have all but disappeared. Praise be. https://www.thelocal.de/20130626/50519 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:18:00 +0200 50519 German mobile phone bills should shrink significantly from the start of December, as the big four providers were told on Friday to halve the amount they charge customers for mobile calls between networks. https://www.thelocal.de/20121117/46225 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:13:00 +0100 46225 Mobile phones should carry a deposit just like bottles, to encourage people to recycle them, a German Green MP has suggested. https://www.thelocal.de/20120308/41227 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:36:00 +0100 41227 People with T-Mobile phones could soon find Groupon offers popping up on their phones for shops they are walking past, as Deutsche Telekom confirmed it had entered a marketing deal with the US-based discount website. https://www.thelocal.de/20120110/40029 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:39:00 +0100 40029 A tech expert has figured out a way that hackers could take control of mobile phones and make calls or send out unlimited numbers of text messages. https://www.thelocal.de/20111227/39753 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:49:00 +0100 39753 Frankfurt prosecutors announced Wednesday that nationwide police raids had brought down a major fraud scheme based on buying the latest mobile phones overseas without paying sales tax and then reselling them in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20110706/36115 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:35:00 +0200 36115 Mobile internet surfing in Germany is set to become much faster with the construction of fourth-generation mobile networks beginning this year in over 100 cities, Deutsche Telekom announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110601/35403 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:33:00 +0200 35403