travelers no longer have to pay extra charges for mobile phone calls abroad soon – if an EU plan works. The Commission intends that the network provider.
phone abroad – as here on the Polish Baltic Sea beach – currently costs extra charges. | © Daniel Naupold / dpa
The EU Commission wants to abolish roaming charges in all cell phone calls abroad until July 2016. The telecom companies should drop by a “voluntary mechanism” by and by their foreign fees, reports the Focus . The magazine cites a draft regulation submitted to it by the EU Commission.
is responsible Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda. The Dutch politician now said: “The end of roaming is near.”
hold the company to determine the aggregates, they may lose their customers for the duration of stays abroad: But competitors should be able to make offers on short-term contracts with domestic charges when crossing borders by SMS. According to the EU notion providers should enter into future business alliances with suppliers in other EU countries to raise instead of expensive fees.
The EU Commission intends to adopt a bill for the telecommunications market on Tuesday. It’s not just about roaming: According Focus , the provider will be required, among other things, not just two-year, but also offer one-year contracts. Internet providers should also make more reliable information about the actual achieved transmission rate.
New limits since 1 July
For years
fall under pressure from the EU already roaming charges in Europe. Shall apply from 1 July, new legal limits on prices. A call from the European countries costs since a maximum of 24 instead of the previous 29 cents per minute (excluding VAT). The next year, in July, 2014, the maximum reduction in prices according to the specifications of the European Commission.
roaming surcharges are fees that telecom companies pay their competitors for the use of foreign networks. For many companies, they are an important source of income.
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