EU set to cap cost of international calls and texts for member states

The European Union is set to cap the cost of international phone calls and text messages between member states, in its latest bid to break down the borders between its constituent countries. Representatives of the European Parliament and member state governments agreed a package of reforms on Wednesday that would cap calls between EU countries at 19 euro cents (17p) per minute and text messages at 6 cents (5p). The measures, if formally approved by MEPs and the European Council, would follow the abolition of roaming charges for travellers across the EU, a popular Brussels policy which came into effect in 2017. Post-Brexit roaming charges will cost business'up to £778 per month' They are part of a larger package of measures, expected to be signed off at a summit of EU leaders in October, to encourage the growth of 5G telecoms and superfast fibre broadband across the bloc. The deal between the Parliament and Council negotiators was struck after 12 hours of talks spanning Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday.