Mobile phone charges "Can be reduced by 10% or more due to healthy market competition" Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications September 18, 17:33
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 18th, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda said, "If there is sound market competition, it is possible to reduce mobile phone charges by more than 10%."
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda met with Prime Minister Suga on the morning of the 18th and was instructed to proceed with reforms aimed at reducing mobile phone charges.
Regarding this, Minister Takeda said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "As mobile phones become an important living infrastructure, the return rate to users is too bad. Increasing the return rate means lowering the price. Businesses have also made capital investments, and if they do not have a stable management base, they will have no children. "
On top of that, Minister Takeda said, "If we can compete in a healthier market, we can reduce the price by more than 10%."
Regarding how to proceed in the future, Minister Takeda said, "I would like to work on creating a healthy market through fair transactions and creating an environment in which it is reflected in users. While listening to the stories of businesses and users, we will take solid price reduction measures. I would like to take it, "he said, and expressed his intention to further improve the environment that encourages competition among mobile phone companies.