6/07/2007

EU roaming caps

European Union ministers adopted rules that will slash the price of making cell phone calls abroad in the 27-member bloc, after a year of wrangling and heated debate.

The rules, which the European Commission said would cut so-called mobile "roaming" charges to a quarter or a fifth of what consumers now pay, are expected to come into force by the end of this month.

These are good news for Europe's consumers, because they will get the roaming thing finally off the table ... so that European consumers will be able to telephone cheaply during the holidays.

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