European mobile roaming not guaranteed in no-deal Brexit (updated)

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13/09/2018 14:04

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    LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Britain said surcharge-free
roaming for mobile users could no longer be guaranteed after a
no-deal Brexit, meaning consumers could be hit with higher
charges to make calls, send texts and use mobile data when
travelling in the European Union.
    But it noted that Britain's biggest operators - EE  BT.L ,
O2  TEF.MC , Vodafone  VOD.L  and 3  0215.HK  - had already said
they had no current plans to change their approach to mobile
roaming after Brexit.
    The British government said it would legislate to make
operators set a limit of 45 pounds ($58.70) a month on data
usage when customers are travelling in Europe and beyond, in
line with the current cap set by the European Union.
    It said that in the event of no agreement between Britain
and the EU, roaming could be offered with different terms and
conditions, including lower allowances of calls, texts and data
than offered in Britain.
($1 = 0.7665 pounds)

 (Reporting by Paul Sandle
Editing by Georgina Prodhan)
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