The telecommunications industry has largely welcomed slashed roaming charges, although main player Go warned this could prejudice investment in the sector.

As from the beginning of this month, the cost of using a smartphone to surf the internet when travelling within Europe was halved after the European Union capped roaming charges.

Operators can only charge a maximum 20c per megabyte, plus VAT, for mobile downloads and internet surfing, down from 70c in 2012 and 45c last year.

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