Top mobile telephone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonisation of phone chargers, the European Commission said today, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment.
The agreement by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Texas Instrument and other industry majors will mean that telephones compatible with standard charging are available in Europe from next year, said the EU executive, which has pushed for such a deal.
"People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone," said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, estimating that unwanted phone accessories accounted for thousands of tonnes of waste in Europe each year.
GG: A tad late you guys, but better late than never.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Finally.
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this of course is nothing at all to do with the European Commission - it's a voluntary agreement among the manufacturers and will apply world-wide, not just in the EU.
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