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UPDATE 1-EU drops controversial phone tax plan | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail
* Large majority votes for duty-free treatment of handsets * EU Commission planned new duties on phones * Industry pleased (Adds quote, background) By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent TALLINN, July 1 (Reuters) - The European Union decided on Wednesday to halt a controversial plan ...
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betalabs.nokia.com — Nokia Messaging makes messaging easy and mobilizes consumer email and IM across a range of Nokia devices.... If you haven't used Nokia Messaging before, be sure to visit the Nokia Messaging email site to set up email on your Nokia device . This client ... (more) Nokia Messaging - E75 IM Beta | Nokia Beta Labs
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dailymobile.se — According to one of my sources the “unknown” rugged nokia phones is called Nokia 3720 Classic and... have these specifications: Water and dust resistant - ip54 certificate Over 2.5 weeks stand by battery Fm radio Torch S40 2,2QVGA 16mio ... (more) Nokia 3720 Classic is the new rugged phone from Nokia - ...
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EU kills a plan that would have raised taxes on mobile phones by up to 14%
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Recently proposed legislation in the EU that would have seen mobile phones reclassified as “multi-functional devices” and would have raised taxes by as much as 14% has been killed. Mobile phones shipping with TV receivers, would have received an increased tax of 14%, and mobile with GPS functionality would have become 3% more expensive. A Nokia ( ...

The EU does away with a cell phone tax
Gadgetell — ... broad categories - cell phones with TV reception, and cell phones with GPS navigation.  Basically, any phone with TV receivers would have been slapped with a 14% tax, while phones with GPS navigation would have been slapped with a 3.7% tax.  All major cell phone manufacturers are happy with the EU’s decision and I’m sure the citizens of Europe are as well.  Whether cell phone sales turn around any time soon remains to be seen.  Via [Reuters] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for ...

La UE no aumentará los impuestos a los smartphones
Celularis — ... la Unión Europea de aumentar los aranceles a todos los teléfonos con funciones tan avanzadas (nótese la ironía) como cámara de fotos o navegación por Internet. Afortunadamente, parece que los países miembros se opusieron el pasado miércoles a esta propuesta en la última votación. Eso quiere decir que la Unión Europea no seguirá adelante con esta impopular medida que, sin duda, habría afectado a los fabricantes y a los consumidores. Vía | Reuters ...

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