O2 and Virgin Media customers will be able to continue to use data, calls, and texts in the EU with no extra charge.

The move comes months after the other UK mobile networks – Vodafone, EE, and Three – announced that they will reintroduce roaming fees this year.

The two companies, which merged to form Virgin Media O2 in June last year, said that an analysis of daily charge rates from other providers suggests that a family of four going abroad for two weeks could be hit with a £100 or more fee when using their phones every day.

“We’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing roaming fees in Europe for customers on O2 or Virgin Mobile,” said Gareth Turpin, chief commercial officer, mobile, Virgin Media O2.“Unlike all the other major mobile networks who are bringing back roaming fees, we will not be following suit.

“With many Brits now looking to plan a trip abroad, we’ve got our customers covered and extra roaming charges will be one less thing to worry about.”

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