Roaming tariffs reduced in the EU

Economy

Roaming tariffs are reduced substantially in the EU.

The maximum tariffs (excluding VAT) for calls, texts and downloading data are:

1 July 2014 30 April 2016** 15 June 2017***  
Outgoing voice calls (per minute) €0.19 domestic price + up to €0.05 no extra roaming fee, same as domestic price
Incoming voice calls (per minute) €0.05 €0.0114 no extra roaming fee, same as domestic price
Outgoing texts (per SMS message) €0.06 domestic price + up to €0.02 no extra roaming fee, same as domestic price
Online (data download, per MB*) €0.20 domestic price + up to €0.05 no extra roaming fee, same as domestic price

*The tariff is per Megabyte to download data or browse the Internet whilst travelling abroad (charged per Kilobyte used).

**From 30 April 2016 onwards, the roaming fee equal to domestic price + €0.05 may not exceed €0.19 for voice and €0.20 for data. The roaming fee equal to domestic price + €0.02 may not exceed €0.06 for SMS.

***When traveling in the EU

 

Source: ec.europa.eu

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