Fees for visitors: an updated "Guest" from MTS

Tariff plan "guest" in the MTS, this time decided to make the list permanent. Last year it was a temporary action: podnabrat new connections, "probe" the market potential and to collect some money from visitors. On the restart rate lasted five months, decided not to change the name. In a similar rate Beeline "Welcome" has existed since the beginning of July last year, MegaFon role fare for visitors successfully playing "One."

How relevant are these specials. rates? "Today in Russia kills about 1 million people a year, so we have to import up to 6 million migrants a year," - State Duma deputy from the fraction "Motherland" Alexander Krutov, from an interview with Kommersant. Official statistics on the number of illegal migrants there, but the overall numbers of visitors to Moscow and Moscow region rather seven digits. Demographic challenges and migration policy issues - outside the subject site on mobile, but all these people are potential subscribers of mobile operators. Suppose that, with its specific demands, but the actual subscribers. Unlike the notorious "Vadik, buying ten or twenty in a row Simka the fiftieth account promotion.

At the target audience of these tariffs, there are certain requirements and specific problems. Basic requirements - cheap communication with the cities of Russia and CIS countries. It is clear that IP-telephony will still be much cheaper, but the mobile communication more convenient, plus there is an opportunity to respond to calls. The problem - the need for a permanent or temporary registration in Moscow or the Moscow region, without it none of the three tariffs would not sell. An exception is made for the citizens of Ukraine, which TA "Single" exactly, but most likely the other two fare sold without registration of the first 90 days of stay in Russia. International and long distance access fees on all three connected, but when switching to "guest" from another tariff MN / MG will have access to connect to the office of the MTS. And vice versa: the transition from "guest" on the other tariffs for international / toll access is disabled.

Compare the parameters of tariffs. Cost of SMS-messages in the archive "guest" is not specified, because find it today is not easy: the name of the tariff left unchanged, and, accordingly, the old rate with the same name in the archives of the MTS is not listed.

* The tariff act of October 15, 2006 in Moscow and Moscow region, October 16, 2006 tariff plan subscribers "Guest" were automatically transferred to the tariff plan "Basic" in which the price per minute call to other cities in Russia and the countries CIS amounted to 13.21 rubles. and 23.37 rubles. respectively.

** In terms of the tariff act of payment, ie average rate of flow of funds is desirable at least 1000 rubles for 4 months (an average of 250 rubles per month).

*** For the first minute

Summary. Update Options "guest" not deteriorated (7 cents do not count), and for calls to the CIS countries this rate is slightly better than both competitors. Compare the "Guest" and "Welcome" is difficult, the tariffs on the parameters are very close, although the "Guest" is preferable to the calls to regional procurement and for sending SMS."One" looks much more attractive both competitors in almost all respects, but let's not forget about the timing of payments. So for incoming calls and occasional home "One" is not appropriate at this TA is desirable to spend an average of not less than 250 rubles. per month. With respect to other competitors, there's really affordable calls to the CIS countries are not offered by any of the "big three", so that the business IP-operators "guest" rates are not threatened.