EU legislators remove last stumbling-block to end roaming fees

PRESS STATEMENT - 01.02.2017

Members of the European Parliament and Council representatives reached an agreement last night about the maximum price telecom providers can charge each other when their customers use their phone abroad.

An agreement on these so-called wholesale roaming caps was essential to meet the 15 June deadline for abolishing roaming charges in the EU.

Monique Goyens, Director General of The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), commented:

“We are relieved that EU legislators have shown ambition to deliver on their promise to end roaming charges. This deal ensures that roaming without surcharges will become a reality in June. 

“The price caps which where agreed last night have a direct impact on how much mobile data a consumer can use when abroad. The lower the wholesale price cap, the larger the amount of data that consumers will have while roaming.”