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▼ Japan Drafts Proposals To Reduce Mobile Fees
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A Japanese government panel has come up with a set of proposals to spur competition and lower charges for mobile-phone services. Japan has some of the highest cell phone rates in the world.
The proposals focus on the procedures and fees for changing providers.
Carriers currently charge subscribers 3,000 yen or nearly 30 dollars to switch providers if they want to keep the same phone number.
The expert panel is calling on carriers to waive the fee for customers who change their provider online.
It is also encouraging the companies to process online carrier switches 24 hours a day.
The communications ministry plans to canvas opinion widely before revising relevant guidelines.
The proposals focus on the procedures and fees for changing providers.
Carriers currently charge subscribers 3,000 yen or nearly 30 dollars to switch providers if they want to keep the same phone number.
The expert panel is calling on carriers to waive the fee for customers who change their provider online.
It is also encouraging the companies to process online carrier switches 24 hours a day.
The communications ministry plans to canvas opinion widely before revising relevant guidelines.
- September 7, 2020
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