EU forces operators to cap roaming charges – again
Amongst all the doom and gloom, consumers will have something to be happy about from this July – as Euro MPs today voted overwhemingly to cut the cost of data and SMS roaming charges.
In a 646 for and 22 against vote, sending a text whilst roaming in Europe will now fall to a maximum of 11 euro cents (10p), data charges will be capped at 1 euro per megabyte, and voice charges will fall again – from an already capped maximum of 46 euro cents per minute to 43 euro cents.
via BBC NEWS | World | Europe | EU forces big mobile price cuts.
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