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Ms Reding argues the bloc’s 380 million mobile phone owners are charged unjustifiably high fees (Photo: European Commission)

Commissioners divided on roaming reforms

Brussels' attempt to crack down on high fees when using mobile phones abroad - roaming - received a blow as it emerged that two key commissioners are against the move.

The EU commissioners for trade and for industry, Peter Mandelson and Gunther Verheugen, respectively, claim that extreme new laws could damage the competitiveness of mobile phone operators in Europe such as Orange, T-mobile and Vodafone, reported the Financial Times.

EU telecommunications commissioner Viviane Reding...

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