European roaming fees, finally, are no more.
Not exact matches
Welsh Liberal Democrat
European candidate, Alec Dauncey, has welcomed the coming into force of new EU caps on mobile phone
roaming fees this week, which will reduce the cost of data
roaming by over a third and further reduce the cost of making calls and sending messages when visiting another EU country.
The next, and final phase of this change takes place on June 15, 2017, when
roaming charges for voice, text, and data will be banished across EU nations — no matter where
European smartphone owners use their phones across member countries, they'll pay the same connectivity
fees as if they were back at home.
That's why we were so excited last fall to hear about a big decision the
European Parliament made in regards to
roaming fees, looking to put an end to them altogether by mid-2017.
On the whole, it's a win for consumers, particularly tourists, frequent business travelers, and those living in the EU's many border areas — just a few years ago, subscribers faced exorbitant
fees when
roaming across
European borders.
The EU finally reached an agreement to ditch
roaming fees for
European mobile users traveling to other EU member states.