Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-10-Speech-4-208-000"
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"Mr President, for consumers across Europe who have been through tough times over the last number of years, today’s vote to cap roaming charges on text, phone and data charges will be a small piece of good news. As a result of our actions today, on 1 July, consumers can expect to see a reduction in their phone bills when they travel in Europe. The extension to include capping of data roaming charges will not only be a boost to holidaymakers but to those travelling on business. I am sure many of us can remember some very nasty experiences with the cost of data roaming and data download while working abroad. So, hopefully, families and businesses across Europe will no longer face the prospect of being ripped off every time they use their phones abroad and return to find astronomical bills waiting on them.
While caps may be effective in the short term, I also welcome the structural measures in the legislation which aim to stimulate better competition in the EU roaming market-place. That will hopefully deliver a well-functioning competitive market-place, which is the right solution to solve this problem in the longer term. By opening up market access to competitors and by decoupling roaming services from national providers, competition will hopefully improve and drive down prices even more. Good news in time for summer holidaymakers."@en1
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