Lithuanians will use roaming data cheaper when traveling to the EU
The Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT) has established that users of almost all international roaming services provided by mobile operators traveling in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EU / EEA) will pay for international roaming services at home in Lithuania. lithuania roaming data
In order to ensure the sustainability of tariffs for domestic electronic communications services, the possibility to apply additional charges for international roaming services has been established for only one Lithuanian mobile operator – UAB Teledemai.
RRT, having received a virtual request from the mobile operator UAB Teledema and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. In accordance with the provisions of Article 6c of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, it assessed the calculations provided by the international roaming provider and re-established the maximum surcharges (ie the maximum surcharges on national tariffs) for their customers traveling within the EU / EEA. This decision will apply from 2022. June 15 until 2023 June 14
UAB Teledema will be able to apply only the amount of additional roaming charges necessary to compensate for the losses incurred by them in order to ensure the stability of national prices. Whether to apply them and to what extent will be left to the discretion of the operator, but will not exceed the limit set by RRT.
With declining wholesale international roaming prices in the EU, Lithuania continues to move closer to the main goal of the Regulation, which is to give roaming-like-at-home mobile services to EU travelers throughout the EU , and at the same time to ensure the stability of tariffs for domestic electronic communications services.
2012 June 13 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile networks within the European Union, as last amended in 2017. May 17 Regulation (EU) 2017/920 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
From 2022Â June 15Â until 2023Â June 15Â Maximum retail charge for international roaming charges applies:
Maximum additional retail roaming charge (excluding VAT) allowed from 15 June 2022 to 14 June 2023 * | ||||
UAB BitÄ— Lietuva | UAB Teledema | UAB Tele2 | Telia Lietuva, AB | |
Calls – Make calls | does not apply | 0.013 Eur / min. | does not apply | does not apply |
Calls – Answer | does not apply | 0.013 Eur / min. | does not apply | does not apply |
SMS | does not apply | does not apply | does not apply | does not apply |
Data transfer | does not apply | 1.33 Eur / GB | does not apply | does not apply |
Notes. Prices are without VAT.
* These maximum amounts of additional fees were approved by RRT, taking into account the terms of service specified in the application of UAB Teledema, which were used to calculate possible losses. If these conditions change, RRT has the right to demand that the operator recalculate the applicable additional charges or terminate their application. lithuania roaming data