The European Commission kept its promises and introduced new rules for roaming and Internet use for mobile operators. To avoid unimaginable phone bills upon returning from vacation in the future, operators are now allowed to charge only €1 per 1 megabyte of traffic. Currently, 1 megabyte costs an average of €3.6.
By July 1, 2012, the cost of roaming will decrease: a minute of conversation within the EU will cost 34 cents. In addition, as Deutsche Welle reports, billing will no longer be per minute, as it is now, but will be reduced to 30 seconds. That is, if a mobile call lasts 2 minutes 29 seconds, you will only have to pay for the first two minutes.
The cost of incoming calls for subscribers located in another EU country is proposed to be reduced to 10 cents, said EU Commissioner for Communication and Telecommunications Viviane Reding. Currently, roaming subscribers pay 46 cents for outgoing calls and 22 for incoming ones. According to European Commission reports, under the new rules, mobile phone prices will now be reduced by July 1, rather than at the end of August, as before.
Information from "Zagranitsa".