Western Balkan countries attempt to lower roaming charges

Following the European Union's example, Montenegro scheduled for the end of September 2014 a regional meeting to consider the reduction of roaming charges in Western Balkans.

The telecommunications ministers of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia signed an agreement in the Montenegrin town of Budva on 29 September 2014 to limit roaming charges in the region by reducing the fees in phases over the following three years.

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ESO: Background information: Roaming / Roaming tariffs / Roaming charges http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-roaming-roaming-tariffs-roaming-charge/

ESO: Background information: Huge cuts in mobile data roaming price caps from 1 July – a drop of over 50% from last summer! http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-huge-cuts-in-mobile-data-roaming-price-caps-from-1-july-a-drop-of-over-50-from-last-summer/

Balkan Insight, 29.09.14: Balkan States to Cut Mobile Roaming Charges http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/balkan-regulators-to-limit-roaming-charges

EurActiv, 30.09.14: Governments lower roaming charges in Western Balkans http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/governments-lower-roaming-charges-western-balkans-308810

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