EU caps data roaming charges

Ever being slapped with an insanely high data roaming bill simply because you forgot to turn off the option to access data when you were abroad? Such expensive mistakes could be a thing of the past if the European Union has their way, with a bunch of regulators stepping in to impose new restrictions that will help users cap their monthly wireless data bills. From July 1, 2010 onwards, mobile broadband users in Europe are forced to select a maximum monthly cost they want to pay for mobile data. Whenever they arrive near to 80% of that total, one will receive a warning from the carrier followed by a temporary suspension when the spending cap is reached. If you decide to bury your head in the sand and do nothing about it, then you will automatically be given a $68 monthly limit (for data only). So much for being responsible adults, eh? We still need Big Brother to prevent us from going overboard in our spending.