Roaming costs to be progressively capped

[minga 733]

More news...(BBC)

 

 

Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly to cut the cost of texting and using the internet on mobiles abroad.The cap for a "roaming" text will fall to 11 euro cents (10p; 14 US cents), from about 29 cents on average today.

[Darkknight 2,305]

The big Telekom reform plan is now on hold because of Frances (and the Media companies)

insistence that a 3 strikes requirement be included in the Plan..

 

Bickering over three-strikes rule stalls EU telecom reform

[YorkshireLad6 7,152]

Interesting though that is, it has absolutely nothing to do with the capping of roaming costs which this thread is all about, and are not affected by this rejection of broader proposals attempting to limit internet piracy.

[Darkknight 2,305]

There.. Fixed the title for you... Are you happy now..

[HellesAngel 1,889]

Trust the French to want a few strikes before anything happens...

[YorkshireLad6 7,152]

 

There.. Fixed the title for you... Are you happy now..

Erm no... this thread has (or rather had) nothing to do with internet piracy and European control over it...

[Darkknight 2,305]

And it still isn't.. The Telekom laws for which this thread was started is being blocked by the inclusion of this pieces of legislation.

While it does not actually belong in the Telekom bill, it is a rider which is bogging the adoption of the overall bill down.. Now do you understand

or do have have to explain it to you at a 6th grade level.

[Darkknight 2,305]

The New Telecom Reform Bill has finally Passed final vote in the European Parliament.

 

For those not following this, the new Laws were being held-up by inclusion of a "3 strikes" warrantless disconnection

rider for Internet users found to be infringing Copyright and piracy laws. The rider was basically the work

of France to force their (Illegal) 3 strikes law on the rest of the EU. Now a court must review each case

and issue a warrant for disconnection. Something that was lacking in the prev. drafts of the law.

 

EU Rejects Law To Cut Pirates Off From Their ISP

 

 

"Europe has rejected plans to allow ISPs to disconnect users suspected of involvement with illegal file-sharing. In its final vote, the European Parliament chose to retain amendment 46 (138) of the new Telecoms Package by a majority of 407 to 57. Amendment 46 states that restrictions to the fundamental rights and freedoms of Internet users can only be put in place after a decision by judicial authorities.

[YorkshireLad6 7,152]

Apart from being totally wrong in interpretation (see other threads ad infinitum) this has nothing whatsoever to do with roaming costs in the EU, which is the topic of this thread.

[Darkknight 2,305]

Once again.. THE NEW TELECOMS PACKAGE WAS HELD-UP DUE TO THE ADDITION OF THIS AMENDMENT!!!

I think its very much on topic, and relevant. Say what you want about the interpretation, but the info. is on

the European Parliaments website for all to see/read.

[minga 733]

Some additional control on roaming-ripoff is effective from today.

 

Sending a SMS - 11 cents

Making a call - 43 cents/minute

Receiving a call - 19 cents /minute

Data - 1EUR/MB

Taxes not included.

 

Cost of texting abroad comes down (BBC News)

[miwild 160]

Including 19% German VAT that makes

 

13 cents per SMS

 

51 cents/minute per per call

 

23 cents/minute per received call

[YorkshireLad6 7,152]

Don't forget those are net prices to which (if your provider is in Germany) 19% VAT must be added, making the maximum prices you actually pay:

 

Sending a SMS - 13.09 cents

Making a call - 51.17 cents/minute

Receiving a call - 22.61 cents /minute

Data - 1.19EUR/MB

 

You can only be charged for making calls on a 30/1 rate, i.e. a minimum half a minute, thereafter per second and for incoming calls per-second only (this has a major effect on final costs). Prices will further drop next year. Some people will find that sending SMS from outside of German is actually cheaper than sending them domestically (many contract providers charge 15-19 cents/SMS)

[Hutcho 2,227]

I currently pay 19c per text on my plan, so that means its going to be cheaper for me to text when I'm outside of Germany! Or will they have to reduce the price internally as well? Either way, the EU have done really well on this one.

[Darkknight 2,305]

Sounds like its going to be .19 + .13 for the roaming charge so that remote SMS would cost - .32

Otherwise the carriers are going to have to lower the standard with-in Germany SMS charge

[Hutcho 2,227]

I see.. still better than nothing..

[minga 733]

As per the EU Regulation, the total cost will remain 11ct+taxes for sending SMS. Receiving a SMS when roaming will be free. EU will only regulate the roaming charges as within a country it is up to the respective governments to bring in some regulation if required.

[YorkshireLad6 7,152]

 

Sounds like its going to be .19 + .13 for the roaming charge so that remote SMS would cost - .32

So by your theory the price would increase..

I don't think so...

[moctoj2 542]

And AT&T charged 8 dollars each call to receive calls in the US on the (german) cell. How can you stop that?

[Darkknight 2,305]

 

So by your theory the price would increase..

I don't think so...

.19 for the SMS .13 for the roaming charge(When sent while roaming in another country). SMS's sent with-in D'land would still be .19 or less.

Thats how I understood the new pricing rules. otherwise why would the carriers make sending SMS from abroad cheaper then sending

them on your home country network.