Consider KDDI, au mobile phones free of family talking and installment sales of terminals

According to the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun news report, KDDI is considering introducing a new rate plan for freeing family-to-family calls for mobile phone service "au" and introducing installment sales of mobile phones. Prior to freeing up calls between family members, we will start testing services that will allow free calls among family members for some "family members" subscribers.

The other day"Everybody Discount" in which the basic usage fee suddenly becomes half priceAlthough it is just KDDI that announced, it seems that we intend to deliver the next one quickly in preparation for intensifying competition.

Details are as follows.
KDDI and au mobile make free inter-family calling - review new rate plan

According to this article, KDDI seems to start an examination service for freeing calls between families, for some subscribers who subscribe to "Family Discount" in August. This is to verify how much the talk time increases and how much it affects the communication line by making it free. Based on the result, it is considered to offer full service after autumn It is said that.

Regarding sales of mobile phones, it seems that we are also considering installing installment sales that will divide the terminal fee for 1 to 2 years, etc. and collect monthly monthly terminal fee. Although the specific introduction timing seems to be undecided, since the Mobile Business Study Group of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications is calling on mobile phone companies to start plans to separate mobile phone charges and call charges from fiscal 2008, It is considered to introduce it.

EarlierNTT DoCoMo may set the basic charge to half price from September against KDDII told you that, when such a discount plan and the installment sales system of the terminal came out with each company, I am concerned about where the winner will ultimately win.