From the BBC:
EU forces big mobile price cuts
Tourist using mobile phone on beach in Ibiza
Tourists often underestimate call charges abroad
Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly to cut the cost of texting and using the internet on mobiles abroad.
The cap for a "roaming" text will fall to 11 euro cents (10p; 14 US cents), from about 29 cents on average today.
The EU-wide caps, excluding VAT, will take effect in July. They cover text messages and data roaming services, such as checking e-mails while abroad.
The current price cap of 46 euro cents per minute for an outgoing voice call will also fall to 43 cents in July.
The legislation was passed by 646 votes in favour and 22 against. It has already been approved by EU telecoms ministers.
It is aimed at preventing "bill shock" - the nasty surprise many holidaymakers get when they return home and see how much they were charged for using their mobile phone abroad.
The BBC's Dominic Hughes in Strasbourg says one customer was hit with a bill of more than 46,000 euros (£41,000; $60,000) for downloading a single episode of a television show.
The cap on voice calls received abroad will fall from 22 cents today to 19 cents in July and 11 cents by July 2011.
EU forces big mobile price cuts
Tourist using mobile phone on beach in Ibiza
Tourists often underestimate call charges abroad
Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly to cut the cost of texting and using the internet on mobiles abroad.
The cap for a "roaming" text will fall to 11 euro cents (10p; 14 US cents), from about 29 cents on average today.
The EU-wide caps, excluding VAT, will take effect in July. They cover text messages and data roaming services, such as checking e-mails while abroad.
The current price cap of 46 euro cents per minute for an outgoing voice call will also fall to 43 cents in July.
The legislation was passed by 646 votes in favour and 22 against. It has already been approved by EU telecoms ministers.
It is aimed at preventing "bill shock" - the nasty surprise many holidaymakers get when they return home and see how much they were charged for using their mobile phone abroad.
The BBC's Dominic Hughes in Strasbourg says one customer was hit with a bill of more than 46,000 euros (£41,000; $60,000) for downloading a single episode of a television show.
The cap on voice calls received abroad will fall from 22 cents today to 19 cents in July and 11 cents by July 2011.
