Mobile phone roaming fees 'a practice of the past' – MEP Roberta Metsola

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Roaming prices for phone calls, messages and data in the European Union will be massively reduced on Saturday before they are finally abolished on June 15. Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola said roaming fees were part of an outdated business model, and this massive reduction and phaseout wasan important victory for consumers. "I have supported the end of roaming charges since my very first election campaign and as an MEP, I proudly supported the European Parliament's bid to end these additional charges, which will be done away with once and for all in summer of next year. This is a great example of the very noticeable benefits of having a single EU market. It is one that leaves people with more money in their pockets and less worried about returning home from abroad to find a huge bill waiting,” Dr Metsola said. With the new cap, the maximum surcharge on calls is 5c per minute, data use 5c per megabyte and SMS 2c. The reduction is from current prices of 19c per minute and 20c per megabyte for Maltese and Gozitans. “It is difficult for people to understand why we are meant to have a single market across 28 EU states, but are then still charged outrageous prices to use our phones...