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Why is roaming expensive?

Updated: 12/9/2022
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-Mobile companies need to create agreements with 200 foreign mobile operators.

-These agreements are usually long-term agreements.

-Long term agreements promotes outdated prices.

-Difficult for companies to do the billing due to currency changes, cheating, etc.

-Roaming seen as an extra service, not as a market to compete for.

-No competency.

There is more information about why is roaming so expensive in www.StopRoamingAbuse.com A project that tries to make the roaming cheaper by generating competitive markets

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