Announced in June 2015, following an agreement between the European Parliaments and the Council, the end of roaming charges became a reality two years later. If everyone has since taken a liking for this measure, which avoids unpleasant surprises on their phone bill when travelling abroad, it should end in 2022.

 

The European Commission has therefore just proposed to extend the abolition of roaming charges between member countries for another ten years. The objective is to go even further: "Consumers will be able to benefit from the same quality and speed of connection to their mobile network abroad as at home, when equivalent networks are available," specifies the institution in a press release.

Indeed, 33% of Europeans consider that their mobile connection speed is of lower quality when they are abroad. The operators of the country visited would therefore be required to provide equivalent performance when consumers are roaming.

 

A subject that has been close to the EU's heart for many years. In fact, European consumers have already seen an 80% drop in the price of calls, SMS and data transfers between EU countries since 2007.

 

Negotiations are still ongoing with telephone operators. They are trying to measure the impact of the new measures desired by the Commission.

 

 

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Source : Presse Citron