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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9728

29 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications
Cheaper roaming charges from Friday midnight

Brussels, 28/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - With the second phase of the 2007 regulation on roaming coming into effect on 30 August, it will become cheaper to make or receive calls while travelling in the EU. The Commission says that the price ceiling for roaming calls (the Eurotariff) introduced by the EU in 2007 will fall, during the night from Friday to Saturday, from €0.49 to €0.46 per minute (excluding VAT) for making a call, and from €0.24 to €0.22 per minute (excluding VAT) for...