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The European Commission has announced that plans to reduce roaming charges for mobile phones when used abroad are moving closer to fruition.
This follows todays decision by the European Parliaments Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee to back proposals to reduce tariffs.
Maximum charges are expected to be eventually imposed of 0.4 a minute to place a call and 0.15 a minute for receiving one.
Included in the proposals are plans for an opt out solution, which would see business start-up clients automatically put on an EU approved tariff and given the ability to opt out of using a package offered by service providers.
"Its for the operators to convince consumers," a spokesperson for Viviane Reding, the EU Telecoms Commissioner, told Forbes.
"The only challenge is to make sure the regulation is translated and in the official journal in time," he added.
The news is sure to be welcomed by business start-up outfits, who will benefit from reduced tariffs when operating abroad.
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