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O2 is a leading provider of mobile services in the UK, Germany, Czech Republic and Ireland and is wholly owned by Telefonica S.A. The views expressed in this debate do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of O2.
Why we are sponsoring this debate by Peter Erskine,
CEO and chairman, Telefonica O2 Europe
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| Whether texting, talking or being tracked by worried parents, young people live in a mobile-connected world. How are new technologies re-shaping the boundaries between childhood and adulthood? And who should set the boundaries - teenagers, parents, governments or companies? |
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The views of young people need to be taken into account - they're often far more sophisticated than the regulator's. |
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Kids may be inexperienced in life but they’re streets ahead of their parents in realizing the creative and social possibilities of mobiles. |
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68 per cent of Australian parents stated they knew where their children were at all times because the child had a mobile.
In the same study, 77 per cent could remember at least one occasion when they needed to contact the child urgently, but were unable to.
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