Mobile firms refuse to rule out return of roaming charges after Brexit - MSE News

System

Ian011 wrote: »

The current EU regulation does not only specify how much callers should pay to make and receive calls while visiting other EU states and territories, it also sets out the wholesale rates the mobile providers can charge the caller's home provider when people from other EU member states are roaming on their network.

Once the UK leaves the EU these obligations will no longer apply to UK providers when EU citizens visit the UK, nor will they apply when UK citizens visit the EU. For inclusive roaming to continue there will need to be either a deal between the UK and EU or else negotiations between individual UK mobile providers and every EU mobile provider.

Little england's Parliament will simply pass legislation that applies across the EU/EEA

unforeseen

Heng_Leng wrote: »

Little england's Parliament will simply pass legislation that applies across the EU/EEA

Why not? America likes to pass laws that they believe apply to the rest of the world as well

Bikertov

Firstly, Three have had inclusive roaming to many more countries than just the EU for a number of years now.

Secondly, we have been in the EEC/EC/Common Market/EU etc for 50 or so years, and the inclusive roaming has only been enacted for not even 2 years.

So as a major element of our EU membership, it has hardly been a massive feature and benefit.

There is nothing whatsoever to stop the mobile networks agreeing an on going deal, in the same way that Three has deals all around the world as do Vodafone on various tariffs etc.

This should be nothing to do with EU membership, but IMHO one of the only positive things to come out of the EU in 50 years. As such, it is not a reason to stay in the EU !

eDicky

The EU 'Roam like at Home' regulations are just one example of many forms of EU legislation protecting consumers from excessive charging and lack of duty of care etc, by telecoms, airlines, financials and other companies, that would certainly continue without such regulation.

It's unknown to what extent such protection will continue somehow or be replaced nationally after the UK exits the EU, but the certainty of the current legal protections by the EU will be lost. Whether the perceived benefits of Brexit are worth all the things that will be lost is for individuals to assess or ignore.

System

unforeseen wrote: »

Why not? America likes to pass laws that they believe apply to the rest of the world as well

Quite.
I'm sure little England's influence will be comparable to the USA.

:rotfl:

antonio1

eDicky wrote: »

The EU 'Roam like at Home' regulations are just one example of many forms of EU legislation protecting consumers from excessive charging and lack of duty of care etc, by telecoms, airlines, financials and other companies, that would certainly continue without such regulation.

It's unknown to what extent such protection will continue somehow or be replaced nationally after the UK exits the EU, but the certainty of the current legal protections by the EU will be lost. Whether the perceived benefits of Brexit are worth all the things that will be lost is for individuals to assess or ignore.

Precisely. Problem with the reality of your last line is, leaving aside many voted in the EU referendum for reasons other than the issue before them (eg austerity protest), 90%+ plus of referendum voters then and now aren't informed as to the benefits and costs. Random example, thanks to the EU, all workers in the UK have a statutory right to 4 weeks' minimum annual leave. Prior to that, some employers often did give less (sometimes nothing), particularly with low paid or temporary workers. It's tragic how little people realise what they're losing with Brexit, particularly no deal.

nsabournemouth

If you look at Vodafone and Three they have deals with partners in the US, Australia and various other non EU countries. Vodafone also have various operations all over the world from Europe, Asia and the Americas. I would be shocked if Vodafone didn't carry on as they do now. The same goes for O2. Owned by Telefonica who have operations the world over.

Being a subscriber to Vodafone I would expect to be charged for using say Movistar but not Vodafone España, S.A.U.