MegaFon: first results of the CPP (Calling Party Pays)
The eleventh of December in the central office of MegaFon press conference was held simultaneously in Moscow and seven other cities in Russia (teleconference). Theme - the first results of introduction of CPP and the immediate prospects of the company.
Serious problems have arisen at all statements in connection with a too late adoption of tariffs for the subscribers of fixed lines: specific figures were not published until 19 June, ten days before the effective date of the RAF (Order № 51 dated June 19, 2006 "On establishment of marginal prices connection services and traffic transmission services "). As a result of negotiations with operators to change existing contracts began after the first of July. Total restructure had about 320 contracts, 90% of which today agreed and reissued.
Calculated in MegaFon reasonable cost of traffic transmission, the allegations of specialists, and 1.10 rubles per minute. Rates of significant operators defined in the 0.95 euro / min. And now "MegaFon" is trying to appeal to the Arbitration Court decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia in the case of the concerted action of the operators of the Big Three. " According to Alexei Nechiporenko (First Deputy General Director of OJSC "MegaFon"), the FAS is trying to regulate what is not entitled to regulate. Proposal MegaFon - set for the other (not significant) operators in the base rate of 1.10 rubles per minute. and apply the three-step scale of discounts depending on the volume of the traffic. In the future the company intends to gradually move to the base rate 1.10 rubles per minute. all (including significant) operators with the provision of discounts depending on volume.
According to Alexei Nechiporenko, currently prices can be regarded as balanced, but if the tariff for interconnection at a rate of 1.10 rubles. (With no significant operators) MegaFon will be able to refuse introduced from July fee. Rather, speaking the official language of the "increased cost of the first minute."
With regard to the profile of incoming and outgoing inter-operator traffic, then after a short slant in July, the structure of the traffic is almost back to pre-reform levels.
Structure of traffic with the operators of fixed networks and has not undergone major changes. After the apparent "failure" on the chart in July (a sharp decrease in the volume of incoming traffic), the proportion recovered in September, and now there is a gradual and proportional increase in the volume of incoming and outgoing traffic.
Some additional facts
Investment in construction and modernization of the federal network for the past three years is maintained at 1.2-1.3 billion dollars. According to the management company, to create a full-fledged federal network of such annual amount of funding required over the next ten years.
"Famous" terms of payment in MegaFon still do not intend to cancel. At just a question, Alexei Nechiporenko said that "among the rates you can always find the right". Ie pricing policy remains the same: wanting to enjoy great prepaid-monthly rates will carry a cash register operator from 9.5 dollars. Or buy a hundred-ruble ($ 3) card renewal, the regular use of which makes sense: paying the extra $ 100 a month, malogovoryaschy subscriber just and falls in price "gate" rates without expiry dates of payments.
According to Alexei Nechiporenko, MegaFon, has already received a frequency necessary to deploy networks WiMax. This standard is considered as a possible alternative systems of third generation mobile communication.
Presentation from the press conference format. Ppt can be downloaded here (file ~ 200 Kb).
