EU defers end of mobile phone ‘roaming’ charges

The decision appears to be a challenge to both the European Parliament and bureaucrats at the European Commission.  The EU’s 500 million citizens, they argue, would benefit from an end to these all too often high charges and have been calling for a swift conclusion. Preferably before the end of 2015.

However, a joint position was agreed at a recent meeting in Brussels to allow large mobile phone companies to continue levying the extra charges on both business and leisure travellers for at least another three years, before another review.

The good news for frequent travellers in the EU is that governments say consumers should be given a minor ‘allowance’ that could be used outside their home country from the middle of 2016, but that any extra usage would still be subject to further charges.

Current maximum roaming charges in EU:

Downloading data/browsing: 20 cents (15p) per megabyte

Making a call: 19 cents (14p) per minute

Receiving a call: 5 cents (4p) per minute

Sending an SMS: 6 cents (4p)


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