Messages, calls and surfing without paying extra charges will be on Thursday, June 15th for those traveling within the European Union. This is because the European Commission decides to abolish roaming charges.

So tomorrow Thursday, European citizens will be able to travel from one country to another in the EU without being charged for telephony, short text messages (SMS) or traffic (data volume) but will be charged on the basis of domestic prices through the mobile program to which they are subscribers. For example, a consumer who has chosen a monthly freephone, SMS or data packet in his country, any use made when traveling to the EU, will be removed from the package, just like in his home country, at no additional charge, provided of reasonable use. For this reason, it is a good idea for the consumer to check the rest of his time before traveling but also during his stay abroad.

If someone moves and is permanently resident in another EU Member State, they will have to enter into a new contract with a local telecom provider and then enjoy the same rights when traveling abroad within the EU.

In order to avoid “bloated” accounts, there is a ceiling on the volume of data the consumer can download from the mobile world: EUR 50 (or the equivalent in another currency), unless he has agreed different limit with his provider. It will also receive a warning when it reaches 80% of the agreed limit.

The countries where the roaming rules apply are the 28 EU Member States, and after 15 June they are expected to be implemented soon in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

In the context of the correct use policy, the ceiling on data volume will continue to apply across Europe, depending on the constraints provided by each package of services separately.

The new arrangement also provides for companies to send a warning message to their subscribers when they exceed 80% of the agreed volume of data (or talk time respectively) to avoid as much as possible the risk of “running out of units” in a foreign country.