Roaming: the regional agreement for mobile telephony | Chronic

The Mercosur countries signed an agreement on Wednesday to eliminate roaming charges, which means that Argentine mobile phone users can communicate with any member country at the same price as their local rate. "This is an example of cooperation between countries aimed at strengthening the region and generating tangible benefits for citizens", Said the Deputy Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Government of Modernization, Andrés Ibarra.

Although in Argentina the bilateral agreement with Chile on this issue is already advanced, now "This initiative is part of Mercosur's digital strategy"The elimination of roaming has a direct benefit for users and a reduction in the cost of cross-country communications, with more than 15 companies operating the mobile service generating business deals.