All Operators Must Have Price Capping in Place in 2012

Sponge Bob

And much chaper roaming.

Roaming First.

Roaming In the EU.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/227

Under the new rules, which will enter into force on 1st July 2012, consumers will pay no more than:

• 29 cents per minute to make a call,
• 8 cents per minute to receive a call,
• 9 cents to send a text message
• 70 cents per Megabyte (MB) to download data or browse the Internet whilst travelling abroad (charged per Kilobyte used).

**(within the EU) **

These regulated price caps will progressively go down so that by 1 July 2014, roaming consumers will be paying no more than 19 cents per minute to make a call, a maximum 5 cents per minute to receive a call, maximum 6 cents to send a text message and maximum 20 cents per Megabyte (MB) to download data or browse the Internet whilst travelling abroad (charged per Kilobyte used).

Roaming OUTSIDE the EU .

Bill shock: better information when travelling outside the EU

Under the new rules, consumers will also receive information about roaming charges when they travel to countries outside the EU, which will help them to more easily avoid "bill shocks" when using their smart device abroad.

Typically you get a Text as soon as you roam.

The new rules will provide for the extension of the alert system currently in place within the EU.


As from 1st July 2012, people travelling outside the EU will get a warning text message, email or pop-up window when they are nearing €50 of data downloads, or their pre-agreed level.



Consumers will have to confirm they are happy to go over this level in order to continue their data roaming.

In order to set a pre agreed level all the operators must introduce capping features by the end of June 2012.

The Cap will apply in Ireland too. Thank God!

krudler

woohoo! great news for ludicrous roaming and data charges