Next year, Europeans will most likely be able to travel around their happy Union and enjoy the same call and data charges as they do when they’re at home. But even before roaming is scrapped, the EU is pushing down prices. As of now, travelers in the Eurozone will enjoy more than a third off the prices of calls, data and SMS messages.

Service	Cost	Reduction Compared to 2012
Data	45 cents/MB	36%
Making calls	24 cents/min	17%
Receiving calls	7 cents/min	12.5%
Send SMS	8 cents	11%

These fees apply unless you have a special package arranged with your service provider. And if you’re visiting from outside the EU, you’re still screwed: these rules only apply to EU citizens. Then again, it’s entirely possible that there will soon be a Euro-wide card for travelers that’ll let Johnny Foreigner take advantage of these new lower tariffs.

Source: European Commission

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