“Two years tied up” Softbank is considering abolition of penalties or judgment decision on September 5 22:40
A major mobile phone company, Softbank, found out that it was considering abolishing the so-called “two-year bond”, which is discounted on the condition that the contract lasts for two years.
Two-year binding is a plan that discounts the fee on the condition that the contract will be continued for two years, and there is a penalty for canceling in the middle.
According to the officials, Softbank is considering the abolition of these two-year restrictions in a new pricing system that will be announced soon.
Regarding the 2 years of binding, the country reviewed the rules because the penalty was high at 9500 yen, making it difficult to transfer to another company, and the penalty will be reduced to 1000 yen or less from next month. Is required.
SOFTBANK believes that if the penalty is reduced, it will be judged that the effect of enclosing users will be lost.
It will be the first of the three major mobile companies if the two-year binding is abolished, and it will be noted whether it will lead to competition in terms of fees and services, including Rakuten, which will enter next month.