Traficom renewed Elisa ‘s license to apply roaming service surcharges for EU, EAA data roaming
Finnish operator Elisa said that the Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has renewed its licence to apply surcharges for consumer customers’ data roaming in EU and EEA countries. elisa roaming service
The new licence becomes valid one the current one expires on 15 June 2019, and is valid until 14 June 2020.
Data roaming prices in EU and EEA countries will decrease by 33 percent to EUR 3.72 per gigabyte from EUR 5.58 GB, and there are no additional fees for voice calls and text messages. Voice calls and texts will remain at the domestic price, and incoming calls will still be free.
Maximum prices for Elisa’s consumer customer in EU and EEA countries according to Traficom’s license:
Prices incl. VAT |
Prices until 14 June 2019 |
Consumer customer prices from 15 June 2019 |
Voice calls |
Domestic price |
Domestic price |
Receiving calls |
For free |
For free |
Text messages |
Domestic price |
Domestic price |
Data transfer |
EUR 5.58 /GB |
EUR 3.72 /GB |
Traficom’s new license doesn’t impact on EU data roaming included in current consumer subscriptions, and it doesn’t apply to corporate customer subscriptions.
Change of the roaming prices is not expected to have negative impact on Elisa’s profits. Elisa’s 2019 guidance and mid-term financial targets are intact. elisa roaming service
The Nordic and Baltic countries are significant consumers of mobile data. In 2019, the volume of data transferred in mobile networks continued to increase in the entirety of both regions. While growth has been particularly rapid in the Baltics, Finland retains its status as the largest consumer of mobile data by a substantial margin. Finns make up only about a sixth of the two regions’ combined population, but use 38% of all mobile data.
A comparison of the usage of communications services in the Nordic and Baltic countries shows that the largest relative increase in the volume of mobile data used was observed in Lithuania, where consumption was up 50% on the previous year. As in years past, Finns used by far the most mobile data, with the per capita figure reaching 36.3 gigabytes in 2019. The other countries included in the comparison ranged from Norway’s 5.6 gigabytes to Latvia’s 21.2 gigabytes.
