MOBILE ROAMING CHARGES

That this House is concerned that many UK citizens may return from holidays abroad only to endure bill shock when they open their mobile telephone bill; believes that this will be particularly severe if they have used data roaming to access internet or text services whilst abroad; notes that mobile data usage is increasing in the UK but that consumers may not be fully aware of the roaming charges when abroad; welcomes the European Commission's review of data roaming charges; calls on mobile telephone companies to reduce the rates they charge for roaming; and further calls on Ofcom to ensure that wholesale prices for data roaming are reduced from an average 3.00 euro per megabyte of mobile data to 0.25 cent per megabyte.