There are important news for all of us European citizens in the context of digitization concerning all the territories that are part of the Union. In fact, various measures have been approved to support like-at-home roaming and digital interoperability .
The news that concerns us most and most interests us concerns the extension for at least another ten years of the so-called like-at-home roaming. This legislation provides that all European citizens can access mobile networks when they travel within the borders of the European Union at the same rates they pay in their country. In other words, you can access your own bundle of minutes, SMS and data traffic at no extra charge . There are clearly some limits on the bundle thresholds.
Still in the roaming area, additional measures have been introduced :
- It must be guaranteed , as well as the same rate, also the same quality of the mobile networks to which EU citizens are subscribed in their country when traveling within the Union.
- The spending limit of 50 euros is imposed for all paid roaming services. Beyond this threshold the service will be inaccessible.
- reduced the extra-threshold rates:
- € 2 / GB in 2022, € 1.8 / GB in 2023, € 1.55 / GB in 2024, € 1.3 / GB in 2025, € 1.1 / GB in 2026 and € 1 / GB from 2027 onwards.
- 0.022 euro / minute in 2022-2024 and 0.019 euro / minute from 2025.
- 0.004 euro / sms in 2022-2024 and 0.003 euro / sms from 2025.
In addition to the innovations introduced on roaming, the European Commission has formalized the entry into force of the so-called e-Codex , digital standards for the transport of all types of goods that will simplify procedures and controls. occurring at the borders . In the same context, new rules were approved to regulate political advertising during the European elections.
