30
Jun
2009
Roaming phone charges to fall in EU from Wednesday
Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less from Wednesday. The tariff cuts, which complete a European Union ruling from 2007, were proposed by the EU’s executive arm at the end of 2008 and won approval by the European Parliament and member states.
Following the new price curbs, which take effect on July 1, it will be up to 60 percent cheaper to send mobile phone text messages while travelling in the EU or to surf the Web by laptop. “All Europeans making calls or sending texts with their mobiles can experience the EU’s single market without borders. Read the rest of this entry »
