London: Mobile companies in Europe will be forced to decrease roaming charges from July across the continent.
Under new rules agreed by the European Parliament, consumers will pay no more than 29 cents (24p) per minute to make a call and 70 cents (59p) per megabyte for data downloads across Europe.
Currently, the limit on what can be charged for making a call is about 30p and sending a text 9p, but there is no cap on what companies can charge per megabyte of data. Under the new rules the cost of sending a text will fall to 7.5p.
The European Commission vice-president for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said that the consumer were fed up with being ripped off.  “The new roaming deal gives us a long-term structural solution with lower prices, more choice and a new smart approach for data and internet browsing,” BBC quoted her as saying.
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