EU Council formally approves roaming, neutrality rules

(Telecompaper) The European Union Council has formally approved new rules to end mobile roaming charges and put in place net neutrality regulation as of mid-2017. The Council said its position at first reading was adopted without discussion at a meeting of the Competitiveness Council. The European Parliament is now expected to adopt the text at its plenary session in late October, with the regulation entering into force three days after its publication in the EU Official Journal, which will prob