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Softbank2,980 yen per month and monthly data traffic is 20 GBNew rate planIt will start in March 2021, according to reports like the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Together with KDDI (au), we are ready to compete with the same plan as the “ahamo” from NTT Docomo.
Absorb LINE Mobile to provide 2,980 yen service
According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun’s reportSoftbankofNew rate planIt is common with “ahamo” of NTT Docomo, including the setting that the monthly data communication volume is 20GB, the monthly fee is 2980 yen, the national voice call is free for 5 minutes each time, and the procedure is completed online. I am.
It is reported that the new service is planned to be provided through the absorption and merger of LINE Mobile, the MVNO operator of the Softbank Group, with the aim of attracting LINE users.
Softbank plans to announce the details of the new rate plan on December 22.
The prices of the main brands will also be reduced
According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, plans for the main brand “Softbank” and the sub-brand “Y! Mobile” are also considering price reductions.
Softbank currently offers a “clean plan” that allows you to count YouTube for free, etc. with 50GB monthly data traffic, 5G compatible plan is 8,480 yen (before various discounts), 4G plan is 7,480 yen, but new The policy is to renew the rate system according to the introduction of the plan rates.
The policy to review the price of the existing large capacity plan is expected to be similar to the plan announced by NTT Docomo as “5G Gigaho Premier / Gigaho Premier”.
To offer new plans with 3 main operators
In October, Softbank and KDDI announced new rate plans for the Y! Sub-brands. Mobile and UQ mobile, respectively, in response to a request from the Kan Yoshii administration, which established “reduction of mobile phone charges” as an important policy.
However, in response to the announcement of the new pricing plan for the sub-brand, Ryota Takeda, the Minister of General Affairs, harshly criticized it as “meat with a sheep’s head” due to the high cost of migrating from the main brand.
After that, NTT Docomo announced that it will offer “ahamo” in March 2021 as a new rate plan for the main brand, and KDDI also announced that it will announce a new rate plan in January 2021.
The 2980 yen monthly fee is the same as that of Rakuten Mobile, which entered as the fourth operator, and is close to many MVNO services.
It appears that Rakuten Mobile, whose own network is in development, and MVNO, which provides services by renting lines from major carriers, will have a major impact on industry trends in how to compete with new rate plans from major carriers. .
Source: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Kyodo News
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