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December 21st, 2009

The Spanish will send around 40 million text messages (sms) during the peak hours of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve this year, nearly three million more than the 37.15 million messages that were sent on the same days and times in 2008, this is according to an estimate based ...

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February 9th, 2010

A total of six people died yesterday evening in a fire that occurred in the residential care home 'Aurora', situated in Calle Marques de Nervión, Seville. Seven other elderly people still remain in hospital according to a press release by

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March 8th, 2010

The number of active Spanish mobile phone numbers fell by 76,303 in January as operators disposed of 244,111 prepaid numbers, whose owners had not been identified. The fall was expected as the mobile phone operators continue to adhere to the law requiring all numbers to have an identifiable owner. The Telecommunications ...

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April 22nd, 2010

According to a study by Coches.net, 67% of Spanish drivers admit to using their mobile phones when driving a vehicle, but due to a clampdown by police and on-the-spot fines, 57% of those now utilise a hands free device and only 7% continue to hold mobiles in their hand while ...

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