New EU digital agenda for W.Balkans lowers roaming charges
Commissioner Gabriel says a decrease for data will start in 2019
25 June, 19:01Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Macedonia's telecom operators have a regional agreement, while Albania and Kosovo are still not answering the call.
"Starting from summer next year, there will be a decrease for data (70 cents per megabyte). In the meantime, in order to enable a decrease for voice calls, we have started a monitoring process what will be carried out by the Bureau of European regulators (Berec) together with local regulators. Our goal is to provide tangible results within the next 3, 4 years," Gabriel pointed out.
The Digital Agenda also commits the Western Balkans to invest more in broadband connectivity, increase cybersecurity, digitisation of industry, and boost research and innovation. The programme "will help modernise public administrations, strengthen cybersecurity, increase connectivity, and improve the business climate", Gabriel said.(ANSA).