The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed No more EU roaming fees: Here's what it means for Sweden As of June 15th, it's finally time to wave goodbye to those pesky and pricey roaming charges in Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20170615/no-more-eu-roaming-fees-heres-what-it-means-for-sweden Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:49:58 +0200 no-more-eu-roaming-fees-heres-what-it-means-for-sweden Spotify streaming rules could get changed by EU Swedish music streaming giant Spotify and a host of other tech firms could be affected by fresh copyright legislation being proposed by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.se/20151209/spotify-streaming-rules-could-get-changed-by-eu Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:40:13 +0100 spotify-streaming-rules-could-get-changed-by-eu Sweden set for cheaper EU roaming charges Roaming charges that currently mean EU mobile phone users are charged extra if they are in another member state, are finally set to be scrapped after years of wrangling. https://www.thelocal.se/20151027/sweden-set-for-cheaper-eu-roaming-and-calls Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:13:10 +0100 sweden-set-for-cheaper-eu-roaming-and-calls Fresh debate for cheaper EU calls from Sweden Swedish politicians welcomed a debate on mobile charges on Tuesday, after the EU's top decisionmaker on the digital market announced that roaming fees could be ditched across the union by 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20150623/fresh-debate-for-cheaper-calls-from-sweden Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:41:50 +0200 fresh-debate-for-cheaper-calls-from-sweden Shoe-loving Swedes top smartphone use A new survey has revealed that Sweden tops the Nordic charts in terms of smartphone use, with 75 percent of people aged 16 or over now owning one of the high-tech devices. Shoes were among the most searched-for items. https://www.thelocal.se/20140709/shoe-loving-swedes-top-league-for-smartphone-use Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:12:00 +0200 shoe-loving-swedes-top-league-for-smartphone-use Swedish flat-rate mobile roaming first in the EU A Swedish company leapt first from the starting blocks with a new flat-rate EU roaming mobile subscription on Thursday, making the operator the first to offer such a product. The European commission hopes soon to impose legal limits on roaming fees. https://www.thelocal.se/20131212/comviq-launches-eu-first-flat-rate-mobile-roaming-deal Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:15:00 +0100 comviq-launches-eu-first-flat-rate-mobile-roaming-deal EU roaming ban to up Swedes' phone bills Swedish mobile operators dislike a EU proposal that would make placing calls the same price at home as on the go, citing fears that free roaming in the union would throw a spanner in the works for network upgrades, as well as make Swedes' phone bills balloon. https://www.thelocal.se/20131008/50660 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:21:00 +0200 50660