Orange Poland warns of new roaming charges in the UK after Brexit ⋆

Orange Poland has warned its customers of new roaming rates which will be applied in the UK from 01 January of 2021 in the case if any additional agreement between the EU and the UK is absent. orange roaming after brexit

The UK government released guidance on 13 July 2020 saying: “From 1 January 2021, the guarantee of free mobile phone roaming throughout the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will end.”

“Check with your phone operator to find out about any roaming charges you might get from 1 January 2021.”

The government has passed legislation that would provide some safeguards for consumers:

A £45-a-month limit on the amount that customers could be charged for using mobile data abroad before having to opt into further use
Requirements for customers to be informed when they have reached 80% and 100% of their data allowance
Operators would have to take “reasonable steps” to avoid customers being charged for accidental roaming in Northern Ireland, which would happen if a phone in Northern Ireland locked onto the mobile signal coming from the Republic of Ireland. orange roaming after brexit