It is announced that starting from today, the EU roaming rates are reduced by Mobile broadband provider 3. According to 3 Broadband, it will offer lowest roaming rates for a MB of any UK provider.

In order to access internet in Europe through your phone or mobile broadband dongle it will cost £1.25 per MB. The company, 3 Broadband claims that this is below the cap sketched out by the latest European regulation.

Starting from today, it will cost 34p per minute for making calls to UK and to other EU countries from the Europe. It will cost 11p for sending text to any parts of EU and UK. When you receive the calls it will cost up to 15p.

European Commission’s new rules which come to effect on 1 July have enforced mobile phone and mobile broadband operators to limit the roaming rates within EU in a proposal to end “bill shocks”.

After 1 July, the EU users who make calls or send texts can experience EU’s single market without borders. With the efforts of European Commission, the European Parliament and all 27 EU Member States the roaming-rip will come to an end, said EU Telecoms Commissioner, Viviane Reding.

Next year, the providers will introduce automatic cut-off if the customer’s bill reaches €50 (£42), which is according to the new rules. Head of communication and mobile products at 3 UK, John Eccleston said they don’t want their customers to change the way they use their phone or dongle as they stay abroad. They shouldn’t be taken aback by the pricing structure and they user can make calls, update Facebook status or send an email without any thoughts.

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