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by geitiegg 4135 days ago
Not currently.

However roaming charges within the European Union are currently regulated to a maximum of €0.20 ($0.23) per MB. So a 120MB plan would be €24 ($27.32). That being said, if it isn't delayed by a future proposal, all roaming charges within the EU will be abolished on December 15th, 2015. True international roaming will still be ridiculously expensive, no doubt.

EDIT: My numbers don't include VAT (which is 20% in the UK) - so it's actually currently more expensive in the EU than in the example given in the post.

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But the EU price you quote is the legal maximum they can charge you without any package. So that $ 27.32 is the EU equivalent of the $ 750 that's in the post title. (And I think the US price also does not include VAT since, just like Europe, it varies by state)