EU roaming price caps?

An ongoing story from the BBC:

The European Commission has outlined plans that could cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad by up to 70%.

The plans put tight limits on how much operators can charge customers who make or receive international or national calls while in other EU states.

Whether through regulation or competition, it's only a matter of time before roaming costs become a nonissue -- just as they did within the USA, and none too soon. As things now stand, I have a separate SIM card for each of the European countries I visit regularly (you can read about how to do it here), so when I go I have a local number and local rates. But it would be so much more convenient if one didn't have to go though all that hassle, including keeping contacts apprised of one's number-of-the-day (or setting up elaborate forwarding regimens).

Posted by David on July 12, 2006 1:25 PM