Ofcom talks about EU text and data roaming

Ofcom Chief Executive Ed Richards has issued a statement about text and data roaming charges in Europe. He's particularly concerned about:

• the cost of sending a text from abroad (an average 5.6p within the UK, compared to 21p when abroad),
• the cost of using data abroad (an average £4.11 per MB based on last year's prices)
• the practice of rounding up roamed voice calls to the first full minute.

He points out that some networks have reduced their prices since the data was produced, but he says he'll be talking to the European Regulators Group and the European Commission if networks don't make further cuts.