2 July 2013

Calling in Europe gets cheaper!

Help and advice for consumers in Europe

From July 1st the new roaming tariffs established by the EU have entered into force.

The new tariffs, all VAT excluded, foresee the following costs:
 1st July 2013
 outgoing voice calls  0,24€
incoming voice calls  0,07€
 outgoing sms  0,08€
 online ( data dowload per mb)  0,45€

 

These costs apply when roaming within the EU, that is when using a the mobile services of an operator which is not ours.
These price caps are the maximum permissible prices. Operators are free to offer cheaper rates.
In a year, July 1st 2014, a further price decrease is foreseen.

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