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27/10/2015
Europe To Abolish Roaming Charges For Mobiles
The European Parliament is to end roaming charges for the use of mobile phones abroad from 15 June 2017.
"This abolition of roaming surcharges has been long awaited by everybody: ordinary people, start-ups, SMEs and all kinds of organisations," said the rapporteur, Pilar del Castillo (EPP, ES), in the debate before the vote. "Thanks to this agreement, Europe will also become the only region in world which legally guarantees open internet and net neutrality. The principle of net neutrality will be applied directly in the 28 member states. It also ensures that we will not have a two-speed internet."
(CD)
"This abolition of roaming surcharges has been long awaited by everybody: ordinary people, start-ups, SMEs and all kinds of organisations," said the rapporteur, Pilar del Castillo (EPP, ES), in the debate before the vote. "Thanks to this agreement, Europe will also become the only region in world which legally guarantees open internet and net neutrality. The principle of net neutrality will be applied directly in the 28 member states. It also ensures that we will not have a two-speed internet."
(CD)
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