Barcelona taxi restrictions relaxed for world's biggest telecoms conference


FILE PHOTO: Taxi drivers protest against the rise of fuel prices, with a slow march along Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Horaci Garcia/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional government is addressing the problem of long queues for taxis at the world's biggest telecoms conference, which starts in Barcelona on Monday, by relaxing restrictions on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Cabify.

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) expects to attract about 80,000 delegates from across the world this year but in the past there have been long queues for cabs outside the venue.

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