Cheaper Rates for Mobile Phone Roaming in EU
Effective July 1, 2009 a European Commission ruling to reduce and cap rates for overseas roaming has gone into force. Travellers within Europe will be able to make calls, plus text and use the internet and download movies and videos on their mobile phones without being subjected to the former outrageous rates.
EU Telecoms Commissioner, Viviane Reding made the following statement:
“From today, all Europeans making calls or sending texts with their mobiles can experience the EU’s single market without borders. The roaming-rip off is now coming to an end thanks to the determined action of the European Commission, the European Parliament and all 27 EU Member States.
I expect the new EU roaming rules to make it much cheaper to surf the web on your mobile while abroad in the EU. For now, EU rules are limited to reducing inter-operator charges. I call on the mobile industry to pass these savings on to data roaming customers swiftly. The Commission and national regulators will monitor data roaming charges very carefully and assess next year whether the roaming market is finally becoming competitive.”
To read more about this long-awaited development as well as review the new rates and caps click here.

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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Cutting mobile phone costs mean a lot to us. It’s really nice that EU cut the price of mobile phones roaming around the continent. It makes communicating and talking to people easier and more affordable.