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From April 2021, the data connection fee paid by MVNO companies called cheap smartphones when using the lines of major mobile phone carriers will be reduced.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications requests MNO3 companies to reduce connection fees
MVNO companies are doing business by paying connection fees and renting lines to major mobile phone carriers (MNOs).
Previously, MNOs collected connection fees based on past performance, but now each company sets future amounts based on reasonable forecasts and reports them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
While NTT DoCoMo’s ahamo, Softbank’s LINEMO, KDDI’s povo, and other companies are announcing new low-priced, large-capacity rate plans, the MVNO industry group requested the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to reduce connection fees in December last year. Was there.
In response to this, on February 9, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications requested three major carriers to reduce the connection fee in consideration of the market environment where data traffic is increasing.
2021 connection fee, about half price in 2019
The average connection fee for 2021 that three major carriers reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications by the end of February was released at the “WG on Verification of Competition Rules” held on March 8th.
According to the released materials, the connection fee in 2021 is 260,000 yen per 10 Mbps, which is about half the price from 581,000 yen in 2019 and about a quarter from 966,000 yen in 2016.
This is lower than the forecast of 298,000 yen in FY2020, which means that we were able to achieve the target of half the price compared to FY2019 one year ahead of schedule.
The connection fee for the new year will be applied from April 2021.
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, NHK
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