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 Each week, The Local asks its readers to share their tips about various aspects of living in Spain. This week, we asked their opinion on which mobile phone provider in Spain offers the best experience, and why. https://www.thelocal.es/20190320/readers-tips-whats-the-best-mobile-phone-company-to-use-in-spain Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:36:13 +0100 readers-tips-whats-the-best-mobile-phone-company-to-use-in-spain 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 British telecoms giant BT said on Monday that it was in "preliminary" talks to buy back its former domestic mobile phone division O2 from Spanish peer Telefonica. https://www.thelocal.es/20141124/bt-in-talks-with-telefonica-over-o2-buy-back-telecommunications Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:42:00 +0100 bt-in-talks-with-telefonica-over-o2-buy-back-telecommunications The sale of subsidiaries in Ireland and the Czech Republic sapped Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica's profits in the first nine months of 2014, the company said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141114/telefonica-profits-dip-10-percent Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:50:00 +0100 telefonica-profits-dip-10-percent Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica reported on Thursday a slight rise in net profit in the second quarter, even as volatile Latin American exchange rates continued to batter its business. https://www.thelocal.es/20140801/telefonica-profits-edge-up-despite Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:59:56 +0200 telefonica-profits-edge-up-despite Spain's new telecommunications law will allow phone companies to expropriate private property to install mobile phone antennae and other infrastructure, a move which worries opposition groups. https://www.thelocal.es/20140507/phone-companies Wed, 07 May 2014 14:30:00 +0200 phone-companies Spain's Telefonica has reached a deal to raise its stake in the shareholding pact that controls Telecom Italia, increasing its hold on the beleaguered Italian phone company. https://www.thelocal.es/20130924/spains-telefonica-tightens-grip-on-telecom-italia Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:36:00 +0200 spains-telefonica-tightens-grip-on-telecom-italia Brussels is demanding that Europe's mobile phone operators scrap roaming fees on the continent within a year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130531/we-need-to-scrap-mobile-roaming-fees Fri, 31 May 2013 12:32:00 +0200 we-need-to-scrap-mobile-roaming-fees