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More than 185 million mobile communications users will benefit from the agreement on the elimination of roaming signed Wednesday by Mercosur member countries, in line with the Union's experience European.

"This is an example of cooperation between countries with a view to strengthening the region and generating tangible benefits for citizens and, in addition, will encourage the development of the telecommunications industry so that operators provide accessible service and quality"said Deputy Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Government of Modernization, Andrés Ibarra.

• The elimination of roaming directly brings a benefit to users and a reduction in the cost of communications between countries.

Although the bilateral agreement with Chile on this issue has already been advanced in Argentina, the political decision to define elimination for the bloc gives a new impetus to the measure.

Spokespersons for the modernization indicated that "this measure is part of Mercosur's digital strategy and that at the regional level, it will benefit more than 185 million users facilitating trade and social relations in the region. region".

They specified that the free roaming service will enter into force when at least two of the countries concerned have ratified (in which case it will enter into force bilaterally), to which the other parties will add..

"With this measure, we seek to continue to focus on the project proposed in the National Telecommunication and Connectivity Plan, which proposes to develop a competitive telecommunications market, in the 21st century, where connectivity is a key element. sustained growth, "Ibarra concluded.