Japan to order major mobile providers to reduce fees for use of their networks
( September 26, 2016, 02:22 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s communications ministry will order major mobile providers — NTT DOCOMO, KDDI, and SoftBank — to reduce the amount of money they charge budget carriers for the use of their networks, the Yomiuri newspaper reports.Japan’s communications ministry will order major mobile providers — NTT DOCOMO, KDDI, and SoftBank — to reduce the amount of money they charge budget carriers for the use of their networks, the Yomiuri newspaper reports. The ministry, which is seeking to encourage competition in the mobile market to make smartphones more affordable, has already instructed the nation’s three major carriers to change the way they sell handsets. In a related development, NTT DOCOMO will allow customers to choose how they plan to make installment payments at the discretion of retailers, the Sankei newspaper reports. The company, which currently determines the amount of initial deposits for smartphones, may revise the current practice during this fiscal year. The move is in response to warnings from the Japan Fair Trade Commission that the current practice prevents retailers from offering discounts on their own, according to the report. ...
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