How Low can you roam?

In late 2013, the three Australian mobile operators reduced overseas roaming charges. But they are still way above cost. We can fix that!

This column compares domestic and overseas data charging for mobiles with particular reference to New Zealand; which is the most important destination for short-term departures from Australia. More importantly, governments on both sides of the Tasman share a concern over the costs of mobile data roaming with the draft International Mobile Roaming Bill 2014 providing an opportunity to match the European proposal that that mobile operators should not distinguish between use of data domestically and (initially) in New Zealand.

To see the column, click Economuse 2014-07-3