For more than four years, Europeans travelling in the EU have been able to "roam like at home", making calls from abroad at no extra cost. Whether visiting other countries for work or for pleasure, making calls, sending text messages and using data abroad cost the same as in your country. MEPs want to extend and update the legislation, making it fit for the coming decade.

data protection

technology

consumer protection

DSM (Digital Single Market)

Mobile communications: keep on roaming!

https://api.multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/documents/20125/532854/N01-AFPS-211005-ROAM-EN.srt

mobile roaming charges in the EU came to an end.

Since then, European subscribers have been able to make calls,

send texts and use data across all EU countries,

The current regulation will expire next year 

to improve the quality of service for customers.

and a growing number of phone subscribers using ever more data,

On top of this, the Covid-19 pandemic has shown how reliant we are 

The European Parliament wants to extend the roaming regulation

for 10 more years, and this time it is set to go even further.

It would ensure better services for customers

by ending practices like lower data speeds when roaming.

It should be a roam-like-at-home experience

and it's prohibited to lower the speed of service.

Telecoms companies would also have to better inform users

And there would be increased harmonisation for emergency calls,

including free caller location services throughout the EU.