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Thursday, July 2. 2009

EU Drops Planned Tax on Mobile Phones with GPS, TV

The proposed tax would have menat a 14 percent charge on phones with mobile TV and a 3.7 percent tax on phones with navigation. Phone makers of course were against the plan and a majority of European countries voted "no" ending discussions for now.

- Reuters

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