Major mobile phone companies will eliminate the charges they were charged when canceling their mobile phone contracts.
It is expected that the convenience of users will be improved by making it easier to switch mobile phone companies.
Starting this month, NTT DoCoMo has abolished the cancellation fee charged when canceling a mobile phone contract outside the specified period.
Specifically, the two-year contract plan contracted by September 2019 required payment of 10,450 yen when canceling, and the contract after October 2019 required payment of 1,100 yen, but it is no longer necessary. I did.
Softbank also announced on the 26th that it will eliminate the contract cancellation fee from February next year, and KDDI plans to eliminate it by the end of this year.
Regarding mobile phone contracts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has pointed out that it is necessary to make it easier to switch mobile phone companies in order to promote competition among companies, and major mobile phone companies have abolished fees for switching. rice field.
In addition, by eliminating the charge for canceling the contract, it is expected that it will be easier to switch mobile phone companies and the convenience of users will increase.