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EU countries agree to cap price of intra-EU calls at EUR 0.19/min
2018-06-06 09:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) European Union governments and MEPs have agreed to cap the price of calling from one EU country to another as part of the proposed European Electronic Communications Code, reports Reuters. Under the terms of the provisional deal, calls from one EU state to another will be capped at 19 eurocents per minute while text messages will cost no more than 6 eurocents each. "No more overly expensive calls and SMS!! Today we decided to put a cap on prices if you call or text another EU-country from your home. Good step forward," said Finnish MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri in a tweet.
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