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EU publishes text of roaming, net neutrality compromise

2015-07-08 16:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The EU Council of permanent representatives of the member states has given final approval to the compromise reached last week with the European Parliament on changes to roaming regulations and the introduction of net neutrality rules. The text of the agreement was published by the Council, and after the technical details of the law's text are confirmed, it will go to a final vote by Parliament and the Council in the autumn. Under the agreement, roaming surcharges in the European Union will be abolished from 15 June 2017, although operators will still be allowed to apply a 'fair use policy' to prevent abusive use. This is thought to be using roaming services for purposes other than periodic travel. It will be up to the European Commission to define the amount of fair use, with a deadline on the decision of 15 December 2016. For roaming that goes beyond fair use, a small fee may be charged, and this fee cannot be higher than the maximum wholesale rate that operators pay. The wholesale rates are also planned to come down from current levels. The European Commission and Berec will review the wholesale roaming market and propose a new law by 15 June 2016. According to a statement from the Council, this will also include "safeguards" aimed at helping operators recover their costs for providing roaming. All of the new rules, as well as the agreed net neutrality regulation, are expected to take effect 30 April 2016.

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Staying in control of data roaming costs while you are travelling overseas

2015-07-04 01:30:18| Wireless - Topix.net

Reduce the cost of data roaming when you travel overseas can be difficult to monitor; if using your contract SIM card, costs can quickly spiral out of control and you might not know until you get an unnecessarily high bill at the end of the month. If you're not careful, using data when you travel can seriously ramp up the costs of travelling and has been known to cost more than flight.

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Netherlands looks at free roaming in Benelux

2015-07-02 15:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Dutch government said it's looking at ending roaming surcharges in the wider Benelux area. Belgium and Luxembourg already have a similar agreement, and the Netherlands could be added to this. Parliament supports the move, and the ministry aims to come with a proposal in the third quarter. In a parliamentary debate 02 July, Minster Henk Kamp said he was satisfied with the recent EU compromise to end roaming charges from mid-2017. The Belgian and Luxembourg regulators announced in May an agreement aimed at ending roaming charges for residents traveling between their two countries. The agreement will allow a Belgian mobile number to work on a Luxembourg network as if it were a national subscriber. As a result, Belgian operators can offer their services without roaming surcharges in Luxembourg, and vice versa.

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Europe To Nix Mobile Roaming Charges By 2017

2015-06-30 22:06:04| IT Services - Topix.net

European officials declared Tuesday that the European Union would put an end to mobile roaming charges starting in June 2017, according to Agence France-Presse . The deal, which also presents the E.U.'s first net neutrality regulations, comes at the close of about two years of negotiations .

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