GSMA Europe publishes results of third implementation review of the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children

On 9 June 2010, GSMA Europe published the results of the third implementation review of the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children across the European Union. The Framework is a self-regulatory initiative of the European mobile industry, which lays down recommendations to ensure that younger teenagers and children can safely access content on their mobile phones.

The review, which was conducted by GSMA Europe and participating mobile operators in the period January-June 2010, concludes that significant progress in implementation has been made since the launch of the initiative in 2007. As of June 2010, there are 83 signatory companies implementing the Framework across the European Union through the roll-out of national voluntary agreements on child protection, known as national codes of conduct. A further eight mobile operators have signed up to a national code of conduct only, but as such are still participating in the initiative. Codes of conduct are currently in place in 25 EU Member States and under development in the remaining two. This means that around 96 per cent of all mobile subscribers in the European Union benefit from the Framework.

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GSMA supports Safer Internet Day 2010
9 February 2010

On Safer Internet Day 2010, the GSMA joins thousands of stakeholders worldwide in raising awareness about the positive and responsible use of communications technologies by children and young people. The GSMA leads and participates in a host of international initiatives promoting a responsible approach to children’s use of mobile phones, fighting illegal content on mobile community services and increasing media literacy. These initiatives include the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use, the Mobile Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Content and Teachtoday.

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GSMA Launches European Mobile Manifesto to Help Create a Prosperous, Green and Inclusive Europe

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GSMA Initiative Helps Save Lives and Create Safer Roads for European Citizens

9th September 2009, Brussels: The GSMA, the body representing the worldwide mobile communications industry, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure the deployment of a single, in-vehicle emergency call service, known as eCall, across Europe.  Rob Conway Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of the GSMA visited the offices of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, to sign the MoU on behalf of the global mobile industry.

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