The UK has signed an agreement to cap charges for using data and making calls and texts in Norway and Iceland
The UK has marked the first meeting of the UK-EEA EFTA Joint Committee, by signing a decision to cap charges for using data and making calls and texts in Norway and Iceland.
The cap is a world-first in an FTA, keeping costs low for holidaymakers and business travellers to Norway and Iceland.
International Trade Minister Conor Burns MP said:
Our trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein signed last year aims to boost critical sectors like digital, financial, and professional business services, slash tariffs on top-quality British exports and support jobs in every corner of the UK.
The new FTA allows UK mobile operators to offer their customers surcharge-free mobile roaming in Norway and Iceland by creating a mechanism to cap the rates operators charges each other.
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