{"id":5098,"date":"2015-07-01T02:54:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T01:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2015-07-01T02:54:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T01:54:05","slug":"eu-roaming-charges-to-be-abolished-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/eu-roaming-charges-to-be-abolished-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"EU roaming charges to be abolished in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/EU-roaming-charges-to-be-abolished-in-2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5099\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/EU-roaming-charges-to-be-abolished-in-2017.jpg\" alt=\"EU roaming charges to be abolished in 2017\" width=\"289\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>The European Union said it had struck a deal to abolish mobile phone roaming charges in 2017, ending fees that are loathed by millions of holidaymakers and business travelers across Europe.<br \/>\nThe agreement will end the frustration of EU citizens on holiday or abroad for business who face steep charges for using their phones for calls and Internet browsing when in the bloc but outside their home country.<br \/>\nComing into force on June 15, 2017, the deal means \u201cyou can use your mobile device when traveling in the EU paying the same prices as at home,\u201d the European Commission said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you pay for a monthly volume of minutes, SMS and data in your country, any voice call, SMS and data session you make while traveling abroad in the EU will be deducted from that as if you were at home, with no extra charges,\u201d it added.<br \/>\nThe deal was reached following discussions stretching back to 2013 in overnight talks between the Latvian presidency of the EU and the European Parliament.<br \/>\nIt still needs formal approval by the bloc\u2019s parliament and 28 governments and was described as \u201cprovisional.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the end of a long process and we\u2019re delighted we managed to produce a result that will mean concrete improvement for citizens in the single market,\u201d European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said in Brussels.<br \/>\nBefore the full deal comes into effect, data roaming charges will be slashed from April 2016 to 0.05 euros per minute for calls, 0.02 euros per SMS and 0.05 per megabyte of data.<br \/>\nUnder current EU rules, the cap stands at 0.19 euros per minute for calls, 0.06 euros per SMS and 0.20 euros per megabyte of data.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/eu-roaming-charges-to-be-abolished-in-2017\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union said it had struck a deal to abolish mobile phone roaming charges in 2017, ending fees that are loathed by millions of holidaymakers and business travelers across Europe. 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