Non-EU roaming charges double in past year

The cost of roaming charges for people using their mobile phones in the US and other non-EU countries has doubled in the past year.

A report by the regulator, ComReg, shows that average roaming cost for making calls outside the EU/European Economic Area (EEA) was 54c a minute at the start of last year, but €1.10 by the end of 2013.

The report also shows that the average price in Ireland for receiving a call from outside of the EU/EEA also doubled to 64c between the first quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2014.