O2, Movistar deal drops incoming charges when roaming

Telefonica is taking advantage of its new ownership of British mobile operator O2 to launch a roaming deal for British and Spanish customers. Under the My Europe High Roamer service, Spanish Movistar and British O2 customers now can receive free incoming calls when abroad. Customers with a Movistar contract will be charged EUR 10 a month to receive calls in 33 countries including Spain, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the UK, Sweden, Switzerland, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia and Vatican City. O2 customers will be charged GBP 5 a month for the subscription, but will only initially be able to receive calls for free when they are in Spain. O2 has said in the first half of next year, customers will be able to receive free calls in at least 35 more European countries. Making calls abroad under the tariff costs GBP 0.25 per minute, which O2 says is a 70 percent discount on usual prices. SMEs are eligible for half-price subscription if they commit to O2 for twelve months.

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