Removalgroup Reviews Complaints - EU European data roaming costs to be lowered 2, a photo by Removal Group on Flickr.
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Existing rules to prevent bill shock for those using the internet via a mobile phone while abroad remain: operators must apply an automatic €50 (£45) cut-off limit on accounts unless the customer explicitly agrees otherwise.
Monique Goyens, director general of the European Consumers' Organisation, said: "These new caps are slowly chipping away at the extortionate roaming prices some telecoms operators have been driving for years. These high prices need to be brought down so European phone owners' confidence can rise.
"A remarkable 72% of travellers still limit their roaming calls because of high charges. Such pricing is a denial of the very idea of the EU single market and free movement. It's logical legislation."
Nick Wright of billmonitor said: "While any reduction in extortionate roaming prices are of course welcome, the latest price cuts will leave few regular roaming customers rushing to make calls while on their summer holiday.
"The 10% cut in outbound roaming call prices will certainly help, but as the 40% of us who make roaming calls well know, it will be a drop in the ocean relative to already very high costs."
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