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New USB-C charger rule shows how EU regulators make decisions for the world

Written by Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University

New EU rules will establish a common charger for all devices.Shutterstock

Have you ever borrowed a friend’s charger only to find it is not compatible with your phone? Or wondered what to do with the pile of cables you’ve accumulated from every device you’ve ever bought?

Such inconveniences will soon be history after the EU mandated...

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