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Free mobile phone roaming 'not guaranteed' with a no-deal Brexit
Britons visiting the EU could be hit with mobile phone roaming charges in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said the government would try to force firms to limit charges but he could not give a "cast iron guarantee" on the issue. The EU directive which capped the prices mobile phone operators could charge each other will no longer apply to the UK after Brexit.
Mr Raab said that two mobile operators had agreed to keep free data roaming. And the government is proposing to cap any data charges at £45 a month.
In an interview with BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg, the Brexit secretary said the government was trying to give the "reassurance that consumers need" on the issue of mobile phone roaming charges but admitted that European operators could pass on charges. He said: "No, I can't give a cast-iron guarantee. What I can say is that the government would legislate to limit the ability of roaming charges to be imposed on customers."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 14 2018, @09:20AM (1 child)
What? [capx.co]
(Score: 2) by arslan on Sunday September 16 2018, @10:45PM
Yes, that article is all about what's bad for the UK, no statement whatsoever about the benefits to the EU or everyone else as a whole - everyone is trying to punish the UK because UK right? What exactly do you think protectionism mean?