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| Mobile phone roaming charges cut within EU | Mobile phone roaming charges cut within EU |
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| The cost of using a mobile phone within EU countries will be fall from Monday. | The cost of using a mobile phone within EU countries will be fall from Monday. |
| New roaming price caps mean charges for making a call will drop by at least 17% a minute while receiving a call will drop by about 12% a minute. | New roaming price caps mean charges for making a call will drop by at least 17% a minute while receiving a call will drop by about 12% a minute. |
| The cost of a text message will fall by 11%. | The cost of a text message will fall by 11%. |
| New EU rules mean downloading data, including looking at maps, checking emails and sending pictures, will be 36% cheaper, and 91% cheaper compared with 2007. | New EU rules mean downloading data, including looking at maps, checking emails and sending pictures, will be 36% cheaper, and 91% cheaper compared with 2007. |
| The cost of using a phone abroad has traditionally been very high but the European commission has been working to reduce it since 2007. | The cost of using a phone abroad has traditionally been very high but the European commission has been working to reduce it since 2007. |
| The commission's vice president, Neelie Kroes, said: "The EU has to be relevant to people's lives. | The commission's vice president, Neelie Kroes, said: "The EU has to be relevant to people's lives. |
| "The latest price cuts put more money in your pocket for summer, and are a critical step towards getting rid of these premiums once and for all. | "The latest price cuts put more money in your pocket for summer, and are a critical step towards getting rid of these premiums once and for all. |
| "This is good for both consumers and companies, because it takes fear out of the market, and it grows the market." | "This is good for both consumers and companies, because it takes fear out of the market, and it grows the market." |
| Overall the commission said it has achieved retail price reductions across calls, SMS and data of over 80% since 2007. | Overall the commission said it has achieved retail price reductions across calls, SMS and data of over 80% since 2007. |
| Further reductions will come into play in July next year, a spokesman added. | Further reductions will come into play in July next year, a spokesman added. |
| Operators are free to offer cheaper rates, and some have already begun to remove roaming premiums altogether for voice and SMS, or offer a roaming-free area across some sections of Europe. | Operators are free to offer cheaper rates, and some have already begun to remove roaming premiums altogether for voice and SMS, or offer a roaming-free area across some sections of Europe. |
| From Monday the new price caps, excluding VAT, will be: | From Monday the new price caps, excluding VAT, will be: |
| 45 cents (38p) a megabyte to download data or browse the internet | 45 cents (38p) a megabyte to download data or browse the internet |
| 24 cents (20p) a minute to make a call | 24 cents (20p) a minute to make a call |
| 7 cents (6p) a minute to receive a call | 7 cents (6p) a minute to receive a call |
| 8 cents (7p) to send a text message | 8 cents (7p) to send a text message |
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