Thailand expects Vietnam tourists to return

Thai tourism officials said yesterday they expected the number of Vietnamese visitors to remain high, despite the recent temporary closure of the country's airport." Speaking at a press briefing in HCM City, Pichai Raktasinha, director of HCM City's Tourism Authority of...

EU cell phone consumers to pay for calls - incoming and outgoing

" The European Union will not oppose plans by telecommunications companies to have mobile phone users begin paying for calls they receive. But politicians warned that consumers could oppose the move. Some European telecommunications companies would like to begin charging...

Mobile phone use to be allowed on planes

"The European Commission has introduced new rules to allow mobile phones to be used on planes.The Commission says travellers will be able to receive and make calls and messages safely with their own mobile phones while flying all over Europe.At the moment that luxury is...

Europe okays mobile phone use in flights

""Mobile phone calls will be allowed on planes flying in European airspace under new European Commission rules. Thedecision means that mobiles could be used once a plane has reached analtitude of 3,000m or more. It follows six months of consultation bythe European regulator...

Europe clears mobiles on aircraft

The EU has approved mobile phone use on airplanes in Europe. Now it will be up to the airlines as to whether they want to begin allowing mobile use on their planes. "The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given formal approval by the European...

Cable programmers suing FCC over new rule

"C-Span and Discovery Communications LLC, along with four other cable programmers, are suing the Federal Communications Commission for what they see as a First Amendment-squashing new rule."