(Telecompaper) The European Commission has decided against limiting the number of days EU residents can take advantage of 'roam like home' and instead will leave it up to operators to intervene if they find customers are using free roaming excessively. European Commissioner for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip announced at a press conference that the Commission was abandoning its earlier proposal to cap roam like home at 90 days from June 2017, when all roaming surcharges are planned to end in the EU. EU residents will be able to roam at the same price as they pay at home, and operators can only apply surcharges for roaming if they detect excessive use. Excessive use could be defined as more traffic than the customer uses at home, using a SIM for roaming that had previously been inactive for a long time or a customer subscribing to multiple SIMs for roaming. Customers could appeal the claim of excessive use or surcharges to national regulators, who would decide whether the extra charges are justified.