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"The cost of using a mobile phone abroad is still well above the cost of domestic communications. Thus, Angelika Niebler’s text was adopted by an overwhelming majority. This text illustrates how Europe is working to help the everyday consumer. Following tough negotiations, the ‘roaming’ regulation will, from July onwards, force mobile phone operators in Europe to charge the same prices and less than the prices currently being charged. The text introduces, for the first time ever, structural solutions that will enable consumers to freely choose another operator for roaming services, independent of their domestic operator. The text provides for the temporary application of new caps on retail and wholesale tariffs for voice, SMS and, in particular, data services. To quote Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda: ‘We now have a ‘future-proof’ solution. Injecting competition into roaming markets will mean, for the first time ever, a structural, sustainable way to protect consumers, because competition is the best guarantee of long-term low prices’."@en1
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