EU to be roaming-free by mid-June

The EU Council and the European Parliament agreed to reduce the wholesale caps on roaming fees by 90 percent by June 15, effectively ending the roaming fees throughout the bloc, the Council presidency announced on its website. Under the agreement, on 15 June 2017 the maximum wholesale charge for data will drop from the current cap of €50 per gigabyte to €7.7/GB and then continue to decrease to €2.5/GB by 2022. The maximum wholesale surcharge for voice calls will be cut from €0.05 per minute to €0.032/min. The cap for text messages will decrease from €0.02 to €0.01 per message. This decision still has to be confirmed by EU member states and the EU Parliament. The functioning of the new rules will be reviewed every two years.