Holidaymakers within Europe will soon see slashed in half the amount they are charged to send a text message home.
When outside their country, exchange students, back-packers and brides and bridesmaids on hen parties in Tallinn pay on average ten times for a text message - or SMS - what they do domestically.
The European Commission is to put a stop to this, as it feels that mobile operators are taking advantage of young consumers - the main users of text messaging services.
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