Difference in phone call prices across the EU

774% difference in phone call prices across the EU

European Commission - Press reléase

Mobile users across the European Union face huge price differences for the same services. 

The biggest price difference is in domestic mobile calls – a 774% difference between Lithuania, the cheapest country, and Netherlands, the most expensive. These price differences cannot be explained by differences in quality, differences in the cost to provide the service, or by differences between countries in consumer purchasing power.

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said: "As these numbers clearly show, the 28 national telecoms markets in Europe today are not benefitting consumers like a single market would. It is critical for the whole EU to move quickly to build a real single market to achieve a truly connected continent."

Average cost per minute (in € cents) in mobile communications