Parliament proposes to regulate Ukraine's accession to EU roaming

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has registered bill No. 10265 on a single roaming zone with the European Union, which provides for the regulation of this procedure, which is in place on a temporary basis after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda with reference to the draft law card on the parliament's website

Details: The document proposes to amend the law On Electronic Communications by adding a definition of the common roaming area of Ukraine and the EU and other related concepts.

It also provides for the expansion of the powers of the National Regulator of Electronic Communications in terms of addressing electronic service providers and supervising their activities.

Among other things, the National Regulator of Electronic Communications will be able to set uniform marginal rates for voice traffic in the communication network coming from EU numbers or Ukrainian numbers that will be in the single roaming area, in accordance with the rates in force in the European Union.

"This will create a common roaming area between Ukraine and the EU, which will facilitate the free movement of Ukrainian and EU citizens within the common roaming area and allow them to enjoy the benefits of RLAH without having to pay an additional fee," the explanatory note to the draft law says.

Background:

• Millions of Ukrainians in the EU are now able to communicate with their relatives in Ukraine without overpayments thanks to an agreement between operators after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion and a significant number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe. This agreement was extended for another year, in July 2023.
• At the same time, Ukraine's accession to the EU's roaming system on a permanent basis is ongoing. In April 2023, the EU-Ukraine Association Committee approved the European Commission's proposal for Ukraine's accession to EU roaming rules.

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