Deputies in the industry committee of the European Parliament have backed a reduction in the cost of sending text messages and making mobile telephone calls when outside their country but still within the EU - a practice known as ‘roaming'.
Beyond their borders, consumers pay on average ten times for sending a text message - or SMS - what they do domestically.
The MEPs on Monday (9 March) voted 21 to eight to limit the cost of texting from abroad at €0.11 from July this year.
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