Tariffs for SMS roaming *

In this table:

Retail price for 1 SMS when roaming in another EU country as of July 1, 2008 (including VAT).
Prices for special packages for SMS roaming in another EU country as of July 1, 2008 (including VAT).
Operators SMS tariffs: second set of data on SMS charges collected directly by the Commission.

Key:

"n/a" (not available): operator did not provide specific information or there is no special roaming package
"no response": Commission received no response from this operator

See also: information sources and disclaimer.

Operator	Standard price per SMS	Special packages	Operators SMS tariffs
Austria
Drei (3)	29 cents	29 cents 3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on "3" networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
Mobilkom	25 cents	100 SMS for €10
One	21 cents	29 cents Package of 30 minutes voice and 10 SMS for €10
T-Mobile	25 cents for post-paid (same price as domestic SMS) and 36 cents for pre-paid	n/a
Belgium
BASE	Between 26 cents and 80 cents	35 cents per SMS for a package aimed at expats	Post-paid Pre-paid
Mobistar	39 cents	n/a
Proximus	40 cents (post-paid) 75 cents (pre-paid)	n/a
Bulgaria
Globul	36 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Mobiltel	30 cents (in some cases 25 cents)	n/a
Vivatel	no response	no response
Cyprus
Cytamobile	24 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
MTN	From 12 cents to 36 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Czech Republic
Telefonica O2	17 cents within My Europe SMS package	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
T- Mobile	24 cents to 39 cents	€2.42 for 10 SMS
Vodafone	34 cents	n/a
Germany
E-Plus	Between 29 cents and 39 cents	Special roaming package at 29 cents	Post-paid Pre-paid
O2	28 cents (post-paid) 24 cents (pre-paid)	"My Europe Top" offers a bundle of 100 incoming calls for €7.80/month (including reductions on outgoing calls and SMS)
T-Mobile	39 cents	n/a
Vodafone	40 cents	n/a
Denmark
3	33 cents	3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on 3 networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
Sonofon	34 cents	n/a
TDC Mobil	34 cents for consumers and 27 cents for business customers	17 cents opt-in for consumers
Telia	34 cents	n/a
Estonia
EMT	From 6 cents to 40 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Elisa	From 8 cents to 37 cents	n/a
Tele2	24 cents	n/a
Spain
Orange	37 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Telefonica Moviles	17 cents (as part of a package)	Daily fee of €1.15 followed by 17 per SMS sent (equivalent to nominal price for sending a national SMS)
Vodafone	40 cents	n/a
Xfera Moviles (Yoigo)	30 cents	n/a
Finland
Aland	Wholesale price + 10% plus VAT	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
DNA OY	28 cents	n/a
Elisa	no response	no response
Finnet	no response	no response
Teliasonera	29 cents	n/a
France
Bouygues	30 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Orange	23 cents for consumers, 17 + national price for business users	Pass Vacances: €6 for 10 minutes of calls made, 10 minutes of received calls and 10 SMS
SFR	25 cents
Greece
Cosmote	35 cents and 18 cents for Cyprus	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Vodafone	39 cents	n/a
Wind Hellas	34 to 41 cents	n/a
Hungary
Magyar Telekom	34 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Pannon	40 cents	Not specified
Vodafone	40 cents for post-paid and 46 cents for pre-paid	n/a
Ireland
3	35 cents	3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on "3" networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
Meteor	30 cents for post-paid and 39 cents for pre-paid	(UK at 20 cents)
O2	29 cents	n/a
Vodafone	29 cents	n/a
Italy
3	30 cents	3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on "3" networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
TIM	29 cents for consumers 30 cents for business	n/a
Vodafone Omnitel	25 cents	n/a
Wind	21 cents	n/a
Latvia
Bite	21 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
LMT	Post-paid: 12 cents in partner networks of Baltic countries 20 cents in other networks Pre-paid: 15 cents in partner networks of Baltic countries 25 cents in other networks	n/a
Tele2	no response	no response
Lithuania
Bite	no response	no response	Post-paid Pre-paid
Omnitel	37 cents	n/a
Tele2	no response	no response
Luxembourg
Lux GSM	23 to 25 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Tango	n/a (depends on wholesale rate + 33% mark-up)	n/a
Voxmobile	25 cents	n/a
Malta
GO Mobile	From 7 cents to 47 cents, Average price for Post-paid customers is 30 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Vodafone	35 cents for pre-paid, 27 cents for post-paid	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Netherlands
KPN	55 cents for post-paid, 75 cents for pre-paid	5 Euros for 20 SMS – 25 cents per SMS 10 Euros for 30 SMS - 33 cents per SMS	Post-paid Pre-paid
T-Mobile	36 cents (on the basis of opt-in with T-Mobile Grenzeloos)	n/a
Tele2	no response	no response
Vodafone	29 cents	n/a
Poland
Era	29 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
PTK Orange	44 cents	n/a
P4	30 cents	n/a
Polkomtel	29 cents	n/a
Portugal
Optimus	no response	no response	Post-paid Pre-paid
TMN	no response	no response
Vodafone	42 cents	n/a
Romania
Cosmote	35 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
Orange	26 cents for post-paid, 40 cents for pre-paid	n/a
Vodafone	41 cents for pre-paid 35 cents for post-paid	n/a
Telemobil (Zapp)	no response	no response
Sweden
3	32 cents	3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on "3" networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
Tele2	no response	no response
Telenor	31 cents	n/a
TeliaSonera	26 cents in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Lithuania 31 cents	n/a
Slovenia
Mobitel	21 – 42 cents	n/a	Post-paid Pre-paid
SIMobil	25 cents (Business) 27 (Residential)	n/a
Tusmobil	n/a as it depends on wholesale charge	n/a
Slovakia
Orange	26 cents for neighbouring countries and 29 cents for rest of EU		Post-paid Pre-paid
02	39 cents	n/a
T-Mobile	35 cents for post-paid customers on Eurotariff 39-40 cents for other Post- and pre-paid customers Therefore, on average: 37 cents	n/a
United Kingdom
3	32 cents	3 Like home – Domestic prices apply for roaming on "3" networks	Post-paid Pre-paid
O2	15 cents	International roaming texts are included in Post-pay customers monthly bundles
Orange	32 cents 43 cents (pre-paid)	€6.45 for 30 SMS €16.13 for 100 SMS
T-Mobile	50 cents – to be reduced to 31 when updating the voice Eurotariff prices in August	35 SMS for €12.50 90 SMS for €25
Vodafone	Pre-paid: 30 cents Post-paid: 26 cents + price of domestic SMS of 12 cents (or free if within bundle)	n/a

Information sources

Responses from mobile operators to a letter sent by Commissioner Reding asking for this information.
For the "Operators SMS tariffs": this is based on information available on operators' websites, collected by the Commission.

The prices quoted on this page are based on responses from mobile operators to a letter by Commissioner Reding. The post-paid and pre-paid prices have been collected by the Commission Services from websites of mobile operators and in some cases may vary slightly depending on the package selected or exchange rate differences in calculations. Retail price for 1 SMS when roaming in another EU country as of July 1, 2008 (including VAT). Prices for special packages for SMS roaming in another EU country as of July 1, 2008 (including VAT).

Tariffs for SMS roaming *

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