EU redoubles attack on phone roaming charges

SIM cards and related phone calls can bought in Latvia for a sixth of the price in Ireland and a fifth of the price in France After an embarrassing U-turn last week, the European Commission has proposed to end phone roaming charges by June next year except for "abusive" clients. It has said its latest proposal really does abolish phone roaming charges, but phone firms can still impose costs to stop unfair behaviour.