A ban on "roaming" surcharges for using mobile phones abroad in the EU, to take effect from June 2017, and clear rules on the right to internet access, will become law when Parliament takes its final vote on the new telecoms package.

Roaming fees for calling, sending text messages and using mobile internet abroad in the EU will be banned from 15 June 2017.

Roaming - 8th parliamentary term

Thanks to the Roaming Regulation roaming charges ended on 15 June 2017. Europeans travelling within the EU only pay domestic prices for calls, SMS and data. The scheme was due to expire on 30 June 2022.
The EU will renew the “Roam Like At Home” scheme for another ten years, under plans adopted by Parliament during March mini-session.
The legislation, a follow-up to the 2017 elimination of roaming surcharges and agreed between Parliament and Council in December means consumers will continue to be able to use their mobile phones when travelling abroad in the EU with no additional fees on top of what they already pay at home. In addition, they will enjoy the same quality and speed of mobile connection abroad as at home. Roaming providers will be obliged to offer the same roaming quality to that provided domestically, if the same conditions are available on the network of the visiting country. In negotiations with Council, MEPs secured a provision in the new rules to prohibit practices that reduce the quality of roaming services (e.g. by switching the connection from 4G to 3G).

Roaming

Roaming fees for calling, sending text messages and using mobile internet abroad in the EU banned since 15 June 2017.

Since 2006, the European Commission has taken action to address the high roaming charges paid by consumers for using their mobile phones when travelling abroad in another EU Member State. In 2015, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a fourth Roaming Regulation, which entered into force on 29 November 2015. In January 2016, the European Parliament voted on its resolution 'Towards a single market act' for a timely wholesale review, to end roaming charges for all European consumers by 15 June 2017. During the third trilogue meeting on 31 January 2017, an agreement was reached between the Parliament and the Council. The Final Act was published in the Official Journal on 9 June 2017. As a result, since 15 June 2017 retail roaming charges have disappeared in the EU and EEA/EFTA countries (as they decided also to abolish them). The wholesale roaming charges were again reduced.

#EUelections2019 - Roaming

EP Plenary session - Roaming Regulation

Trilogue on Roaming Regulation review

ITRE Hearing on Roaming

Telecom package - Young people calling on their cellphone.

One year of roam like at home - The past, present and future of the roaming regulation in the EU

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Statement on the end of roaming fee charges

Sign of Roaming

Plenary session week 11 2015 in Strasbourg

Media Data Roaming

Angela MERKEL, Hans Gert POETTERING, Jose Manuel BARROSO, Angelika NIEBLER

Signature of the Mobile Phone Roaming Regulation with the EP President and the German Federal Chancellor.

Voting session and announcement of the appointments to committees. Refugees in Europe: CARE; More flexible use of funds under the AMIF Regulations in light of the war in Ukraine; Status Agreement between the EU and Moldova on Frontex operational activities; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz - Gilles LEBRETON (ID, FR); Request for the waiver of the immunity of Ioannis Lagos - Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR, BG); Pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology - Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE); Roaming Regulation - Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT); Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova - Markéta GREGOROVÁ (Greens/EFA, CZ);

Voting session including CARE, more flexible use of funds under the AMIF Regulations in light of the war in Ukraine, and the Status Agreement between the EU and Moldova on Frontex operational activities

MEPs debate and vote on the deal reached with member states to renew the “Roam like at Home” scheme for another ten years, so that consumers can continue using their mobile phones when travelling in the EU with no additional fees on top of what they pay at home. The scheme abolishing mobile roaming surcharges was due to expire on 30 June 2022. Closing statements by Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT), rapporteur and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services.

Roaming Regulation: closing statements by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services and by Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT), rapporteur

MEPs debate and vote on the deal reached with member states to renew the “Roam like at Home” scheme for another ten years, so that consumers can continue using their mobile phones when travelling in the EU with no additional fees on top of what they pay at home. The scheme abolishing mobile roaming surcharges was due to expire on 30 June 2022.

Roaming Regulation: MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on the deal reached with member states to renew the “Roam like at Home” scheme for another ten years, so that consumers can continue using their mobile phones when travelling in the EU with no additional fees on top of what they pay at home. The scheme abolishing mobile roaming surcharges was due to expire on 30 June 2022. Opening statements by Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT), rapporteur, Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services.

Roaming Regulation: opening statements by Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT), rapporteur, Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

A proposal to extend by ten years current EU rules on the end of roaming charges, due to expire in 2022, is voted on by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. The renewed legislation will provide travellers with the same mobile network quality and speed as at home and better mobile access to emergency services for people with disabilities.

Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union : vote and statement by Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT), rapporteur - ITRE Committee

This infoclip illustrates areas as Cybersecurity, the protection of minors, the end of geoblocking of digital content, data protection, healthcare.

Infoclip: Consumer protection

During the EP plenary session (12-15 June 2017) in Strasbourg, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES) and Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), rapporteurs, express themselves on the end of roaming. Family picture with Antonio TAJANI, EP President

End of roaming fees: statement by rapporteurs Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES) and Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), rapporteurs, and family picture with Antonio TAJANI, EP President

This infloclip illustrates the use of mobile devices abroad. It features images from Belgium, Estonia and Luxembourg.

Infoclip: Roaming

During the EP lenary session (3-6 April 2017)&nbsp; in Strasbourg, an informal agreement between the Parliament and the Council on wholesale price caps for companies for carrying &ldquo;roaming&rdquo; data transfers between EU countries is up for a final. Wholesale price capping is the last legislative step clearing the way to reducing consumer prices to &ldquo;roam like at home&rdquo; levels. The resultas are: 549 votes to 27 and 50 abstentions.

Wholesale roaming markets: extracts from the vote on the report Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI)

During the EP plenary session (3-6 April 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on wholesale price caps for companies for carrying &ldquo;roaming&rdquo; data transfers between EU countries. Statements by Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&amp;D, FI), Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market, Paul RUBIG (EPP, AT), Marlene MIZZI (S&amp;D, MT), Evzen TOSENOVSKY (ECR, CZ), Fredrick FEDERLEY (ALDE, SE) and Jo&atilde;o FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT).

Wholesale roaming markets: extracts from the debate on the report by Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI)

Debate on Scrutiny of European Commission&rsquo;s implementing power; "Fair use" of roaming services, presentation by Commission of draft implementing act, at the&nbsp;Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Roberto VIOLA, Director General of DG Connect (EC), Vicky FORD (ECR, UK), Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Patrizia TOIA (S&amp;D, IT), and Dan NICA (S&amp;D, RO).

Scrutiny of European Commission’s implementing power; "Fair use" of roaming services, presentation by Commission of draft implementing act: extracts from the debate

This infoclip illustrates the use of smartphones with data protection and encryption tools.

Infoclip: Data protection

This infoclip illustrates the thematic on roaming. The Audiovisual Services of the European Commission has produced a stockshot showing the use of mobile devices abroad. It features images from Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?sitelang=en&ref=I119374

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debate and vote on the European single market for electronic communications, a report by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP,ES)

European single market for electronic communications: extracts from the vote on the report by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP,ES)

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the European single market for electronic communications. Statements by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market, Krisjānis KARINS (EPP, LV), Patrizia TOIA (S&amp;D, IT) and Vicky FORD (ECR, UK)

European single market for electronic communications: extracts from the debate

Hans-Gert POETTERING, EP President, and Angela MERKEL, Federal German Chancellor and President-in-Office of the Council, signed Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2007 on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, as adopted by the Council on 25.06.2007.

Roaming on public mobile networks: extracts from the LEX signature ceremony on regulation by Hans-Geert POETTERING, EP President and Angela MERKEL, German Federal Chancellor

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