Make it easier to transfer the mobile phone of the contract destination, plan to be introduced to experts meeting this year around the summer of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for the "eSIM" with a built-in function of the SIM card that plugs into the smart phone to the terminal as soon as possible in prospect Was shown.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' expert meeting, which discusses an environment where it is easy to switch mobile phone contracts, held a meeting on the 26th and presented a plan to review the current mechanism of SIM cards that are inserted into smartphones.
In principle, the plan prohibits "SIM lock", which allows you to use only the card of the contracted company.
Sonouede has been that it is appropriate to introduce as soon as possible the "eSIM" of a new mechanism that eliminates the need for replacement of the card by a built-in function of the card in advance terminal to prospect the year around summer.
In addition, to make it easier for users to switch contracts, "eSIM" should be provided by major and cheap smartphone companies at the same time as possible.
This proposal was approved at today's meeting and will be finalized as a report soon. Based on this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will review the rules and further promote competition for mobile phone charges.