EU plans to cancel roaming charges (Europe)

Mobile users tend to switch of their mobile phones while travelling abroad owing to the high roaming charges. Keeping this in mind, the European Commission will be introducing new rules causing mobile operators to reduce their roaming rates.

As per reports, the new policy will require consumers to pay a maximum of $ 0.38 per minute for a call and a charge of $ 0.9 for every MB of data downloaded across Europe.

Reports reveal that Commissioner Neelie Kroes said that consumers are fed up with being ripped off. Kroes added that the new roaming deal gives a long-term structural solution with lower prices, more choice and a new smart approach for data and internet browsing.

The new rules will be effective from July.