The new EU regulation that extends the abolition of paid roaming for another ten years, until 2032, comes into force tomorrow, 1 July. The ‘Roam-like-at-home’ program allows citizens to continue using their own mobile phones when traveling abroad within the EU at no additional cost to national rates. “With our regulation we have all benefited from roaming as if we were at home. We can call, text and use the Internet at no extra cost when we travel to the EU.
This is a very tangible advantage of our single European market “, remarked the vice president of the EU Commission, Margrethe Vestager, highlighting that” the extension of these rules will keep prices competitive among operators and allow consumers to continue to use the services of free roaming for the next ten years. “Consumers will also be entitled to the same connection quality and speed abroad as in their own country, wherever equivalent networks are available. The new rules also improve access to emergency services across the country. ‘EU and guarantee clear information on services that could be subject to additional costs. According to the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, there will be “greater speed, greater transparency”. With the new rules, he explained, “we will continue to improve life of EU citizens “”.
Source: Ansa
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