From today, calling and texting other countries within the EU from the Netherlands will be much cheaper. So, if you haven’t called home in a while, then now is the time. 😉
Previously calling from the Netherlands to another EU country cost between 25 and 75 cents per minute. From today it will cost only a maximum of 19 cents per minute and for texting, only 6 cents per text (excluding VAT) – a massive deduction from the previous cost. According to RTL Nieuws, international calls were three times more expensive than calling domestically and texting was more than twice as expensive. Now that gap is getting ever smaller.
These rates will only apply to private individuals and not to businesses, as the European Commission argues that businesses already receive good offers.
