call roaming price down from Saturday – Daily News – Lisbon

Call will be 77% cheaper

Calls for ‘roaming’ will be 77% cheaper to from Saturday, from the current five cents per minute to 1.14 cents per minute (prices excluding VAT), under the new rules set by the European Commission.

in a statement, the National Communications Authority (ANACOM ) points out that the price of calls made on ‘roaming’ (paid service provided by your operator, which allows you to use your mobile equipment abroad) will be reduced from 30 April to 3.86 cents against the current value.

the price of calls made on ‘roaming’ will be one that is practiced in the consumer’s country of origin (price of calls terminating on other networks), and may be increased by a surcharge of five cents per minute, exactly the same rule will be effective for data traffic (domestic price plus five cents per megabyte), according to the rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of 25 November 2015.

in the case of SMS (text messages) sent the price will also be charged in the domestic market, but plus a surcharge of two cents (prices excluding VAT).

These prices are in force between Saturday and June 15, 2017, the date from which any additional fee will be charged in addition to the domestic retail price to a customer in any EU member State to make or receive calls on ‘roaming’, please SMS or use data services.

However, explained ANACOM, the regulation in question allows operators to apply the so-called use of political responsibility, according to which, when the ‘roaming’ beyond the limits of same , a small fee may be charged, not exceeding the maximum limit of the wholesale charges that operators pay for the use of networks of other countries of the European Union (EU).

the Commission, supported by BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications), you should define the limits of responsible use until 15 December 2016.

Anacom says that operators may also, in exceptional situations, and if they prove that they can not recover prices associated with the provision of ‘roaming’ charge a separate price of domestic price.

“in addition to the prices set by the Regulation, operators may have other tariff ‘roaming’ for its customers, so it is important that consumers are informed with their providers before traveling, “says the regulator.

in a statement, ANACOM announces it will launch on Wednesday an information campaign in the press, on radio and internet, to warn consumers of the need to contact their operators before traveling.