The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There are still 16,000 public telephones in Spain Spain has a law to provide at least one payphone for every 3,000 inhabitants, even though an average of one call a day is made from them. https://www.thelocal.es/20190813/there-are-still-16000-public-telephones-in-spain Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:39:47 +0200 there-are-still-16000-public-telephones-in-spain Adios roaming fees (but there is a downside) New EU legislation means that from June 15th mobile phone operators will no longer be able to charge you roaming fees when visiting other EU countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20170614/say-adios-to-roaming-charges-across-europe Wed, 14 Jun 2017 19:46:53 +0200 say-adios-to-roaming-charges-across-europe Man gored on bull run while filming on mobile A Spanish man died on Sunday after being gored in the neck while filming a bull run through the streets of a town in central Spain with his mobile phone. https://www.thelocal.es/20150810/man-gored-on-bull-rull-while-on-mobile Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:22:16 +0200 man-gored-on-bull-rull-while-on-mobile EU commissioner to 'ban roaming fees by 2017' Mobile roaming fees are likely to be abolished within the European Union by 2017, it emerged on Monday, a move immediately welcomed by Spanish consumer associations. https://www.thelocal.es/20150623/eu-commissioner-calls-for-ban-on-roaming-fees-by-2017 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:49:27 +0200 eu-commissioner-calls-for-ban-on-roaming-fees-by-2017 'Self-destructing' spy phone tested in Spain A 'self-destructing' smartphone made by airplane makers Boeing for the the U.S. defence and intelligence communities underwent its rigorous testing process at a lab in the Spanish city of Malaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20140228/self-destructing-spy-phone-tested-in-spain Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:44:00 +0100 self-destructing-spy-phone-tested-in-spain Spain tops charts for online chat A new report has revealed that although Spain lags behind the rest of Europe in overall internet use, its citizens are the continent's most enthusiastic fans of services like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. https://www.thelocal.es/20130711/spain-tops-charts-for-online-chat Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:05:00 +0200 spain-tops-charts-for-online-chat Spaniard built 'mobile phone' 100 years ago A new book pays tribute to Mónico Sánchez who emigrated from Madrid to New York in 1903 and built an x-ray machine before working on the world's first mobile phone. https://www.thelocal.es/20130521/spaniard-designed-first-mobile-phone-100-yrs-ago Tue, 21 May 2013 13:49:00 +0200 spaniard-designed-first-mobile-phone-100-yrs-ago