On the specifics of the new tariff plans MGTS we wrote in late January, since then the rates themselves, nothing has changed and is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Now we have stayed with you exactly one week out to put his signature in the "correct" the cell and thus to formalize their new relationship with the public telephone network. The payment term "voting" accounts - February 28. About their own tariffs. Some attempts to influence the "greedy" signalers were made, but somehow dull and without the usual in such cases, the enthusiasm. To solidify the feeling that the interviews and statements by the Ministry of Communications, Moscow mayor and other officials were, as if mildly put it, rather populist in nature. Finally, February 14, guide MGTS raised in this story fat point by publishing details of a long and painful procedure of approvals of new tariffs in all conceivable instances. Including in the Moscow Government in the Ministry of Communication, etc. in December last year. That, presumably, was hot news for the leaders of these respected organizations. Quote from the "explanatory notes":
"The final size of the tariffs for MGTS, including the base amount of traffic in a combined tariff of 370 minutes were approved 5/12/2006, the Board of FTS, which consists of representatives of the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Economic Development, the Federal Antimonopoly Service. With regard to setting limits on the value of a subscriber service plan at $ 380 USD. It should be noted that, according to calculations MGTS provided by the FTS, economically feasible size of the tariff shall be 569 rubles. However, MGTS initially reduce its cost and made suggestions as 380 rub. That is less than 66% of the calculated tariff. The last increase in tariffs for local telephone services have been approved for MGTS October 1, 2005 (cost of local telephone services for individuals has increased from 180 rubles. Up to 200 rubles. Including VAT). Thus, the proposed MGTS tariff plans are fully coordinated with relevant departments and approved by them in advance. "
Finally, 19 February a meeting of the Presidium of the faction "United Russia", which dealt with the transition of subscribers of local telephone service to a new system of payment. A report on the new tariff plans made by the Minister of Information Technologies and Communication of the Russian Federation, LD Reiman, noting that "operators are free to set tariff plans, depending on the structure of demand for communications services market and taking into account economic feasibility." All matter is exhausted. Minister was also shown a very interesting idea about the cost of change of tariff (while we have almost promised 230 rubles. For the transition), a quote from an official document of the Ministry of Communication: "LD Reiman said that the subscriber has the right to change the tariff plan at their discretion, and the legislation does not provide the restriction of the number of such transitions, and their pay. " After May 1, 2007 we will have an opportunity with you from personal experience to determine whether the collection of 230 rubles per conversion "legislation does not provide."
Three and a half million accounts - no joke
Some interesting facts about the processing of voters accounts MGTS, says the head of the Office of automated systems and technology Leonid UHLINOV:"Technology training is as follows. First printed accounts for subscribers who have at least some debt to the Moscow telephone network. This is done to enable people to have more time to repay debts.Next, print all the invoices, which are located on a small amount in the form of a single sheet of A4. Next dvuhlistovye account trehlistovye and so on. Thus, there is no likelihood that there will be very busy for some one post office, distribution of bills to be uniformly throughout the territory of Moscow, on all post offices. We plan on a daily basis, starting with 5 numbers in the "Mail of Russia" will be sent to 380 thousand accounts. In total, we plan to send to Moscow more than 3.5 million such accounts. Starting work on press accounts from 16 hours on 3 February, we plan to complete it by 14 February, concluded, thus, sending or receiving of "Mail of Russia" of 3.5 million accounts. "
The deadline for delivery of accounts have been "assigned" February 18, to this day we all had to get an account. Received, not all, but before February 28, there is still time. If the account is not taken, you can try to call a telephone "hot line" 8-800-505-55-55 (MGTS) or 628-72-06 (Mospochtamt). From the quote above it is clear that the best chance to stay in the most simple, single-page invoices. PLEASE NOTE: When choosing the tariff would be an absolute priority for a personal visit telephone exchange. Ie in the long run it may be noted that you want or do not mention anything at all, in the case of tariff selection by personal visit to the site will be fixed this is the choice. And to make this choice can be free until the first of May for sure.
The problem of choice - a myth?
Site http://lifo.ru can read detailed advice on selecting the appropriate tariff, the graphs taken from the same resource. Similar calculations we presented in the materials, but the chart is clearer. It's hard not to agree with the author: the so-called "combined" tariff applied to MGTS is simply superfluous "makeweight", about which most of us do not bother. Indeed, a negligible difference in the price of a minute after the exhaustion of the package a "combined" almost no effect on the final figures of expenditure (compared with time-based "). But in the case of leaving on vacation the whole family annual spending on "hourly" may be less. Ie the choice is really quite simple: for sustainable consumption of more than 1000 outbound minutes per month it makes sense to choose the "Subscriber" (unlimited) rates in almost all other cases, the correct choice would be "Povremenny" with a minimum monthly payment. However, visitors can experiment with the numbers on the same page posted meticulous rate calculator.