The end of Roaming in Europe is back on the air

Despite being the most ambitious European plan in 26 years of the telecommunications market, as European Commission calls it, the end of Roaming, ie the additional cost is added to calls outside the country of origin does not seem to be glimpsed in very near horizon, at least not as much as had in mind the vice president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes.

The European elections to be held in May 2014, and more or less before that summer, was the horizon marked to remove Roaming. More or less everything began to clear, although suspicious telephone operators much about the implementation of this action, some vague promises about the relaxation of rules in the regulatory framework seemed a "good candy" for all parties destensaran the rope.

But that is allegedly been ruined, and in the last hours because of rumors that negotiations tornarían very beginning and would have to lay a new foundation for the elimination of roaming. The argument of the major countries, especially those that are home to major telecommunications companies, is that "the initiative considered premature and too demanding to corporations." Under this circumstance, the dream of going progressively creating a single market seems to vanish.

Everything in the air

The member states must now agree with Parliament a common text, have been skeptical about the plan that Vice President Neelie Kroes presented on September 11. So now everything is held in a "tense calm" which presumably should last until 24 and October 25, the date on which the heads of state and government community will have a first opportunity to discuss the proposal in the next European Council.

All parts immersed in the process are aware that the Roaming, ie in the call that cost overrun is totally unfair, but also understand that carriers will lose some money with which it has to carry out more investments .

So, everyone is aware that there will be any changes, both at the date of entry into force on Roaming suppression and final provisions to the initial proposal raised by the Commission.