This statistic shows the cap on text messages (SMS) imposed by the European Commission within the European Union from 2012 to 2014. From July 2014, the cap on text messages is 6 Euro cents per text.
Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)*
Characteristic
Price cap in euro cents
July 2014
6
July 2013
8
July 2012
9
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European Commission. (June 14, 2013). Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/
European Commission. "Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)*." Chart. June 14, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/
European Commission. (2013). Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/
European Commission. "Price Caps on Text Messages (Sms) in The European Union (Eu) from 2012 to 2014 (in Euro Cents per Sms)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/
European Commission, Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Price caps on text messages (SMS) in the European Union (EU) from 2012 to 2014 (in euro cents per SMS)* [Graph], European Commission, June 14, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297862/eu-roaming-charges-price-caps-on-text-messages-sms/
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