Should Cellphone roaming service fees be cut?

Should Cellphone roaming service fees be cut?
May 21, 2007 21:54
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	On March 27th, Ministry of Information Industry promised to cut the domestic roaming service fees this year. This has aroused close attention from those mobile phone users. At the same time, a surgey conducted by MII reveals that 63.82% people think that the high roaming service fees should be eliminated. At present, the limit of the roaming service fees is 0.8 yuan per minute. Some experts say that it should be eliminated because the cost of the roaming service almost equals zero and the users can save this expenditure. However, someone said that we can not immediately eliminate the roaming service fees because the fixed-lines companies will be affected if it is cancelled. Data from the MII show that while the domestic revenue share of major fixed-line players China Telecom and China Netcom has fallen, China Mobile’s share shot up to hit 42.4 percent last April. To make a steady development of telecommunications market, China could only cut the fees step by step. What is your view on it?

May 21, 2007 21:54

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On March 27th, Ministry of Information Industry promised to cut the domestic roaming service fees this year. This has aroused close attention from those mobile phone users. At the same time, a surgey conducted by MII reveals that 63.82% people think that the high roaming service fees should be eliminated. At present, the limit of the roaming service fees is 0.8 yuan per minute.
Some experts say that it should be eliminated because the cost of the roaming service almost equals zero and the users can save this expenditure.
However, someone said that we can not immediately eliminate the roaming service fees because the fixed-lines companies will be affected if it is cancelled. Data from the MII show that while the domestic revenue share of major fixed-line players China Telecom and China Netcom has fallen, China Mobile’s share shot up to hit 42.4 percent last April.
To make a steady development of telecommunications market, China could only cut the fees step by step.
What is your view on it?

May 23, 2007 04:28	#1
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	Since China Telecom, China Netcom and China Mobile are state-owned company, whether whose share increase or decrease, the whole national economy is constant. Eliminating roaming fees is surely good for every consumer. As a grassroot, I am looking forward to decreasing or eliminating roaming fees! Won't you?

May 24, 2007 20:04	#2
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	It is a piece of good news for the cellphone users.

May 26, 2007 21:23	#3
ELLEN77 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Yes, and so is the fixed charges per month, which also equals nothing. though the measure has been shouted out for a time, a recently survey shows that nothing improves.

May 27, 2007 23:17	#4
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	it should be eliminated instead of cutting the fees.

May 30, 2007 10:33	#5
APAULT Points: Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	In China do we use the term 'roaming' to mean just making calls from locations away from the home or does it inclusde making all long distance calls from your home area?

May 30, 2007 20:39	#6
KATRINA Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	It does not include making all long distance calls from your home area.

Oct 10, 2013 16:45	#7
GUESTMANDY	Been to China twice, never had any problems with roaming charges - used a travelsim card, www.travelsim.com The coverage in China was surprisingly good, I would recommend it to anyone.

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