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Briefing
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- End of Roaming Charges – European Commission to end mobile roaming charges within EU member states effective June 15, 2017, while implementing wholesale cap prices of 3.2 cents per minute of voice call, 1 cent per SMS, and gradual reduction in data cap from €7.7 per GB to up to €2.5 per GB by January 2022
- Home-Like Roaming – European users will be able to pay for calls, SMS and data with same price at home, ensuring low costs and competitive national wholesale roaming markets
- Sustained European Commission Efforts – European Commission has been driving down price of roaming charges for a decade, causing prices to decrease 90% since 2007
- Next Steps – European Parliament will have to approve decision, with Commission to review wholesale market by end of 2019, providing interim assessment by December 2018
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology, Telecommunications
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Organization
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European Commission, European Parliament
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 1, 2017
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