EU lawmakers' committee votes for bigger cuts in wholesale roaming fees

FILE PHOTO: A woman talks via a mobile phone while walking along the avenue of Las Canteras Beach in Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lawmakers on the European Parliament's industry committee voted on Thursday for deeper cuts in wholesale roaming tariffs paid by telecoms operators to their counterparts than those proposed by the EU Commission, saying the move would boost competition.

Wholesale price caps typically pit telecoms providers in southern European countries with those in northern Europe over who should benefit from tourists making calls home.