...... they should be passing to customers

Mobile phone providers are exploiting a ‘roaming rip-off’ loophole in order to pocket millions of pounds of price cuts they should be passing on to customers. The European Union is demanding the companies slash internet tariffs – known as data roaming – and European call rates from next Sunday. But phone operators are promoting a series of ‘bundled’ deals to avoid passing on the reductions. Vodafone has been texting customers offering a EuroTraveller package at £3 a day to use a phone on the Continent. It fails to mention that under new EU rules regular non-packaged tariffs will be lowered.

Its rival 3 is setting minimum tariffs of £5 a day with a new Euro Net Pass. This deal may suit heavy users, but for those occasionally checking emails, calls or texts costing as little as 7p it is poor value.The EU legislation was designed to cut the cost for smartphone users who check emails and surf the net from £3 or more for every megabyte of information downloaded to just 57p....Read more here: Mobile phone providers exploiting 'roaming rip-off' loophole to pocket price cuts they should be passing to customers

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1st July 2011: Cost of Euro mobile roaming falls LINKY: Cost of Euro mobile roaming falls - allaboutFORUMS

6th July 2011: Mobile phone 'roaming' prices in EU face cuts update LINKY: Mobile phone 'roaming' prices in EU face cuts update - allaboutFORUMS