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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Chris
Fine by me. I’ve not traveled in Europe for years. Why should my mobile phone bill subsidise those who do? Abolishing roaming charges was never intended to save money. It was a political move designed to further the illusion of the EU as a single, seamless territory. The phone companies faced a loss of income by no longer having the option to charge customers the additional cost of managing their use via a third party telecoms network. Hands up who seriously thinks they haven’t simply rearranged the deckchairs and recouped as much of that as possible from everyone else ...
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As someone who used to work on Interconnect* billing for a mobile company and a Cable company, once the recharge mechanism was set up, there was very little additional cost.
* Interconnect - recharging for phone usage within or between countries using your Home Country phone.
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