Comment Re:What's the value of an unlocked US cellphone? (Score 1) 185
Though, unfortunately, [no attention is paid] to the economic impact of making consumers pay roaming fees if they want to take a 60-mile train ride.)
Not true. The European Union has telecom regulation put in place, putting a maximum price on any international roaming costs. [citation, ho!]
I would agree however, that it would be nice if prices were cut even further, and the EU is working on this continuously. Especially mobile data roaming prices need to be cut considerabily - even though €1/MB is cheaper than what we're used to paying for *national* mobile data (in absence of a data plan) here in Sweden. I remember being quoted 15 kr (€1.44) per MB at one point, in the absence of a data plan.
Of course, €1/MB is still very high, but it's a step in the right direction. Roaming in Europe is now merely expensive, rather than ludicrously overpriced.