Paul RÜBIG (EPP-ED, AT), the European Parliament's draftsman on roaming stated during the debate on Wednesday 23 May in Strasbourg: "People are hoping that when they're on holiday, or on business, they'll be able to make telephone calls safe in the knowledge that they're not going to end up getting a telephone bill at the end of the month that is higher than the cost of their accommodation."
Roberts ZĪLE (UEN) atzinīgi novērtēja to, ka regulas darbības termiņš ir ierobežots: "Protams, vērtējot no ekonomikas teorijas viedokļa, iejaukšanās kādā tirgus segmentā, nosakot mazumcenas limitu, var tikt uzskatīta par tirgus ekonomikai neatbilstošu regulējumu.