Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko said that the number of contracts for cheap rate plans introduced by mobile phone companies since last year has increased more than 2.5 times in the past year, and competition among operators will continue to make it easier to switch contracts. He showed the idea of further encouraging.
Regarding mobile phone charges, in response to the government's request for price cuts, each company introduced cheaper rate plans from last year, and competition among operators is becoming more active.
Regarding this, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on the 28th, the number of contracts for cheap rate plans introduced by major mobile phone companies since February last year reached about 40.5 million as of the end of last month. I made it clear.
In the one year since May last year, it has increased more than 2.5 times, and it is said that it accounts for about 27% of contracts for general users.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko said, "We will work to create an environment that makes it easy to switch to businesses and rate plans that meet the needs of users," and expressed his intention to further promote competition among businesses.