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EU extends ‘roam like at home’ scheme for 10 years, ban on roaming surcharge to continue

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The European Council representing the EU's member states said it gave final approval to extend the scheme beyond when the current regulation expires

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Even as top companies struggle to meet ends across the globe, the has announced to continue its ban on mobile phone roaming surcharges for another 10 years.

According to the latest announcement, the ban will continue and there will be no roaming surcharges for people using their European handsets while traveling in the 27-nation bloc.

The ‘roam-like at home' scheme is one of the more popular pieces of legislation for EU citizens and residents, allowing them to make calls and texts and use data in other EU countries at the same price as that charged in their domestic plans.

The European Council representing the EU's member states said it gave final approval to extend the scheme beyond when the current regulation expires at the end of June.

The scheme will now continue until 2032. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) noted in a statement that the renewed policy requires telecom operators to strive to give roaming at the same quality, meaning EU visitors are not being shunted to lower speed when higher speed ones are available.

BEUC's deputy director-general Ursula Pachl called the extended policy “one of the EU's greatest success stories for consumers” and one of the ‘tangible benefits of its single market.

Many consumers in Britain, which left the European Union two years ago, are seeing roaming charges return. At least three big British telecom operators decided to bring back added roaming fees, which average an extra two pounds (2.40 euros, $2.60) per day for those visiting the EU.

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