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Jacob Rawley

Fans travelling to the World Cup face huge mobile bill due to Middle East roaming fees

Football fans have been warned that just a week in Qatar could land them hefty data roaming charges.

Millions of football fans are expected to travel to the Gulf state for the World Cup, which starts on 20 November. But many may not realise the country has among the highest mobile roaming fees in the world.

According to Uswitch, mobile users could rack up an average £969 bill for just a week's usage at the tournament. This is due to some providers’ sky-high roaming fees in the Middle East.

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