Lawmakers may soon crack down on use of unregistered cell phonesKyiv PostIn a bid to combat illegal imports of mobile phones, parliament is considering legislation that would render unregistered phones unusable in Ukraine. Forum of Mobile Phones Parliament is considering a draft law that would ban use of cell phones not ...

Russia: Revolution of the Well-fed, Well-dressed and Well-informedVoice of America (blog)Clean and quiet, the train was a rolling reading room, allowing me to catch up on back newspapers and check email on my mobile phone. Thirty five minutes later, at 9:35, I was at the station riding the escalator into the new steel and glass terminal.

Ukrainian coach remains in custodyESPNA public defender told a judge Friday that he needs more time to find local friends of Ivan Pravilov, 48, because Pravilov has not had access to his cell phone contacts while in custody. Defense lawyer Mark Wilson said he hopes to find someone willing ...and more »

Survey: 74 % of Europeans don't know what emergency number to call when ...Balkans.com Business News112 is the European emergency number, reachable from fixed and mobile phones, free of charge, everywhere in the EU. 112 links the caller to the relevant emergency service (local police, fire brigade or medical services) and is available 24-hours a day.and more »

GfK Retail and TechnologySmartphone sales rise in EuropeWarcAccording to figures from GfK, the research firm, covering 25 markets in Europe, the mobile phone category as a whole expanded by 3.2% in 2011, with 258m handsets sold overall. Within this total, the purchase rate for smartphones climbed by a still ...93m Smartphones sold in Europe (25 countries) in 2011 (GfK)GPS Business NewsSmartphones grow to 45% of European handset sales in DecTelecompaper (subscription)all 4 news articles »

TABLE-Russian cellphone penetration 156.8 pct in DecReutersMOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russian mobile phone subscriptions reached 227.6 million in December, equal to 156.8 percent of the population, compared to 226.4 million in the preceding month, data from market research group AC&M showed.

Ukrainian Radio Frequency Spectrum Center ready to disconnect phones with ...Interfax9695 [on the regulation on the disconnection of illegal mobile phones]," reads the report. The center said that the financial plan of the enterprise for 2012 approved by the Ukrainian government foresees the required funds to maintain the mobile phone ...

Turkcell maintaining $411 mln Financell liabilities guaranteeReutersTurkcell, Turkey's biggest mobile phone operator, said earlier on Thursday that its Ukraine unit Astelit failed to pay its $323 million debt due on Feb. 1 to its Euroasia and Financell units. Turkcell's Financell unit may not be able to repay its bank ...and more »

74% of Europeans don't know EU emergency number 112Gozo News112 is the European emergency number, reachable from fixed and mobile phones, free of charge, everywhere in the EU. 112 links the caller to the relevant emergency service (local police, fire brigade or medical services) and is available 24-hours a day.and more »

Business InsiderDespite Being Run By A Criminal Syndicate, Ukraine's Version Of Megaupload Is ...Business InsiderThe huge traffic passing through the site brings with it significant revenue streams from advertising, including from leading Ukrainian companies such as mobile phone giant MTS and online shopping site rozetka.ua. But this might only be the tip of the ...and more »