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 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 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