Calling abroad is still very expensive for the Swiss
The revised telecoms ordinance is imposed on operators on Thursday. The new rules do not guarantee a reduction in the bill.
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The options offered to connect to a foreign network – for example on vacation on a French beach, like here – remain complex and not necessarily cheaper, according to specialists.
AFP
Bad news for those who already saw their Spotify playlist running on Biscarrosse beach. Of course, the new provisions of the law on telecommunications, coming into force on Thursday, force mobile operators to tidy up the fees imposed on subscribers switching to foreign networks.
But the options offered to avoid vacations in the white zone – or a surprise letter at the start of the school year – remain complex and not necessarily cheaper, according to several specialists. There is still no point in trying to make any comparison whatsoever with the regime in force in neighboring countries, four years after the suppression roaming charges within the European Union.