Europe to make telecom investments attractive

European Commission's new digital chiefs support plans that will relax the region's strict rules on telecom mergers

Published Mon, Nov 3, 2014 · 09:50 PM

    London

    POOR cellphone and Internet service is a fact of life in many parts of Europe.

    Less than a quarter of Europeans can connect to high-speed cellphone networks, compared with about 90 per cent of Americans. And broadband connections are often painstakingly sluggish.