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In June 2017, the last few days of Malta\u2019s Presidency of the Council of the EU, were marked by the end of roaming charges when occasionally travelling (as long as you spend more time at home than abroad) across the EU<\/span>. T<\/span>he so called\u00a0<\/span>Roaming Regulation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was based on the Roam-Like-At-Home principle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mobile operators have since then, applied a \u2018fair use policy\u2019 to ensure that all roaming customers have access to and benefit the \u2018roam-like-at-home\u2019 rules. This means that operators have since then applied fair, reasonable and proportionate control mechanisms to avoid customers abusing any rules.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This has given EU travel<\/span>l<\/span>ers the opportunity to travel outside their country to other EU Member States and not pay any additional charges to use their mobile phones.\u00a0 This concept applies both to any calls or text messages one sends and receives.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The European Commission is now conducting a<\/span>n EU<\/span>-wide exercise to re-assess and review the Regulation. The underlying concept here is more linked to enhancing future policies in relation to roaming rather than abolishing taken decisions which have so far proved to be very popular with European citizens.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n