Bets on Europe Ending Data-Roaming Charges Exaggerated
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Among the dirty words in today’s telecommunications world, few are more reviled than “roaming charges.” In Europe, because the mobile phone industry is so fragmented, they’re an expensive fact of life.
Neelie Kroes wants to change that. Kroes, the European Union commissioner drafting rules to stimulate the continent’s lagging phone networks, says roaming charges have to be eliminated in the region.