歐盟對漫遊費用說拜拜
The hated mobile phone roaming charges that blight tourists' trips around Europe are set to be abolished - but you'll have to wait until 2017 for it to happen.
糟心的漫遊費曾毀掉多少人的美好歐洲行，現在它終於要被取消了——不過要等到2017年哦。
The agreement announced on June 30 will end the frustration of EU citizens on holiday or abroad for business who face steep charges for using their phones for calls and Internet browsing when in the bloc but outside their home country.
無論是在歐盟境內（非本國）度假或出差，歐盟成員國公民常常要支付高額的手機通話費和上網費。6月30日發佈的協定將結束這種情況。
Coming into force on June 15, 2017, the deal means 'you can use your mobile device when travelling in the EU paying the same prices as at home,' the European Commission said in a statement.
協議將於2017年6月15日生效。歐盟委員會稱，“這意味着，在歐盟境內任何地點的手機收費標準都將和你在國內時一樣”。
'If you pay for a monthly volume of minutes, SMS and data in your country, any voice call, SMS and data session you make while travelling abroad in the EU will be deducted from that as if you were at home, with no extra charges,' it added.
“如果你已在本國訂購了手機通話、短信和上網流量的月套餐，那麼當你在歐盟其他國家使用上述服務所產生的費用都將按原套餐收費標準抵扣，不會產生額外收費。”
The deal was reached following discussions stretching back to 2013 in overnight talks between the Latvian presidency of the EU and the European Parliament.
此協議之前的相關努力可追溯到2013年，當時，歐盟輪值主席國拉脫維亞與歐洲議會進行了徹夜談話。
It still needs formal approval by the bloc's parliament and 28 governments and was described as 'provisional'.
協定仍需得到歐洲議會和28個成員國的正式同意。目前，該協定還只是“臨時性的”。
'This is the end of a long process and we're delighted we managed to produce a result that will mean concrete improvement for citizens in the single market,' European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters at a briefing in Brussels.
歐盟委員會發言人馬加里蒂斯·舒納斯(Margaritis Schinas)在布魯塞爾的一次新聞發佈會上表示：“這是長期努力的結果。我們很高興此結果終於將爲歐洲統一市場內的公民提供切實的便利。”
Commenting on the EU Commission announcement, Gautam Srivastava, mobiles expert at MoneySuperMarket, told MailOnline Travel: 'The end of roaming charges in the EU is a massive win for customers both in the UK and in Europe. This is a fantastic signal of intent by the European Commission to move toward a free and fair single digital market in the EU which will mean even greater freedom for customers.
針對歐盟委員會的此項決定，理財網（MoneySuperMarket）的手機專家高塔姆·斯里瓦斯塔瓦（Gautam Srivastava）對每日郵報網旅遊頻道（MailOnline Travel）說：“取消歐盟漫遊收費對英國和其他歐盟成員國的消費者而言都是一次巨大的勝利。同時這也很好地證明了歐盟委員會有意努力創造一個自由、公正的統一數字市場，這意味着消費者有更多選擇。”
'Whilst European roaming charges have been falling since 2007 and caps have been put in place - many customers still suffer bill shock when travelling in Europe.
儘管自2007年起歐洲的漫遊費用一直在減少，而且也設置了上限，很多用戶仍感到在歐洲旅行時費用非常昂貴。
'From June 2017 though, you'll be able to use your mobile in the EU as you would do right here in the UK – so no more worrying about data limits or making and receiving calls when you're on your holidays.'
“但2017年6月起，你在歐盟其他國家使用手機就和在本國一樣——旅途中再不用擔心流量限制或通話費用了。”
Before the full deal comes into effect, data roaming charges will be slashed from April 2016 to 0.05 euros per minute for calls, 0.02 euros per SMS and 0.05 per megabyte of data.
在正式協定生效前，歐盟手機通訊費用將自2016年4月起大幅降低，通話費每分鐘0.05歐元，短信每條0.02歐元，上網每兆0.05歐元。
Under current EU rules, the cap stands at 0.19 euros per minute for calls, 0.06 euros per SMS and 0.20 euros per megabyte of data.
歐盟現行規定的最高收費標準爲：通話每分鐘0.19歐元，短信每條0.06歐元，上網每兆0.20歐元。
Providers would still be allowed to apply a 'fair use Policy' to prevent 'abusive' use of roaming, the European Council said.
歐洲理事會稱，電信供應商仍將可以採取“適度利用措施”以防止用戶過度使用漫遊通訊。
Bert Van Roosebeke, a political analyst from think-tank the Centre for European Policy, said it was 'possible that domestic prices rise' as telecoms companies respond to the ruling.
歐洲政策中心智庫的政治分析師博特·凡·羅斯貝克（Bert Van Roosebeke）稱，電信公司對此項規定的應對措施“可能是增加本國收費”。
A principle of 'net neutrality' is also being introduced under which operators will be obliged to treat all traffic equally when providing Internet access services and not impose any blocking or 'throttling' - slowing down Internet traffic.
規定還引入了“網絡中立”原則，即：運營商在提供網絡服務時須平等分配數據流量，不得通過關閉或者限制流量來降低上網速率。
Providers not respecting the rules face 'significant pecuniary and administrative sanctions,' the Commission said.
歐委會稱，忽略法規的運營商將面臨“罰款和行政處罰”。
The EU wants to complete an overhaul of EU telecoms rules in 2016.
歐盟希望在2016年完成其電信法規的全部修訂工作。
Vocabulary
blight: 毀壞
steep: (價格)高昂的
SMS: 短訊服務(Short Messaging Service)
provisional: 臨時的，暫時的
pecuniary: 金錢方面的
