Prime Minister Suga instructed all measures to reduce household burden by reducing mobile phone charges October 9, 13:40

Regarding the reduction of mobile phone charges, Prime Minister Suga received a report from Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda about the results of interview surveys targeting businesses and users, and said, "I want you to do everything in your power to reduce the burden on your household as much as possible." I instructed.

Prime Minister Suga met with Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda at the Prime Minister's Office on the morning of the 9th, and received a report on the progress of efforts to reduce mobile phone charges.



In this, Minister Takeda reported the results of individual meetings with the top management of major mobile phone companies and interviews conducted with representatives of housewives and senior citizen groups on the 8th as users.



In response, Prime Minister Suga said, "Reducing mobile phone charges is part of an important economic measure in the Corona sickness, and I want you to do everything in your power to reduce the burden on the people's households as soon as possible. I instructed.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda "Price levels that users are satisfied with"

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda met with the top management of major mobile phone companies last week to discuss the reduction of mobile phone charges, and on the 8th, he and five representatives of housewives and senior citizens' groups are now. We asked for opinions on the price level.



Regarding this, Minister Takeda often pointed out at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that "the common opinion of users is that the burden of communication charges is heavy due to the economic situation of the corona virus, and that the plan is too complicated to understand. There was also an opinion that I was not sure how to switch to a cheap smartphone. "



On that basis, Minister Takeda said, "We will continue to work toward the realization of a rate level that each user is satisfied with, based on the voices of the people and users and the voices of businesses that have exchanged opinions so far. ", And expressed his intention to hurry up measures that would lead to price cuts.



In addition, Minister Takeda told reporters, "The business side is also aware of the current state of the market, which is not fair at all, and has indicated that it intends to seriously work toward price cuts. Fair competition. We all want to aim for an environment where this is done. "