Thus, the State Duma is almost unanimously passed the third reading amendments to the Law on Communications. " Since the first of July a modernized law will come into force, and we will stop paying for incoming calls. Or, to put differently, almost certainly will begin to pay for all calls, including from home phones to mobiles. There is an extremely low probability of non-approval of amendments to the Federation Council or the President, but final approval is little doubt. Repeat the news stories are not going to recall briefly some facts about the history of the issue and try to look at this angle to the tariff policy of the operators in the Moscow region. At the meeting of the State Duma on February 8 nothing sensational has happened, but because the current market trends can be regarded as the first stage in preparing for the transition to CPP (Calling Party Pays) from 1 st July. It is also important that the amendments approved by the subscriber's right to local telephone network to choose the form of payment in accordance with their needs and budget: The weight fee for unlimited communication or time payment for each call. With our last year's material on this subject can be found here.
In November last year, the operators commented on the upcoming changes with great caution. In particular, Mikhail Umarov, Director of Public Relations of VimpelCom, said the "true and fair idea," while recalling the need "to link these steps with a new system of settlements between operators. In Europe, a caller from a landline charged for the call to his operator, which in turn compensates for these costs the operator money, "host" parties. It is not clear how these costs will be met in Russia. Free service - economic nonsense. " Specific arrangements will certainly be achieved in the remaining 5 months, but it is hard to believe that deductions MGTS mobile operators compensate the decrease in their incomes. Who will pay the difference? Easy to guess. In late December, the Minister of Information Technologies and Communications Leonid Reiman has suggested that the introduction of free incoming calls to mobile phones will lead to an increase in tariffs: "We hope that this (the introduction of free incoming calls) will not lead to a landslide increase tariffs, although a small increase would still be .
For the operators becomes the challenge to maintain stable profitability from the majority of subscribers, now a weighty part of the income statement of charges for incoming calls from local telephone networks. With the advent of free incoming calls can significantly increase the number of "undecideds" that limit their communication to only receive calls, including shareware for the caller to the office phone. One of the ways - the introduction of subscription fees in an explicit or latent form, and certain steps in this direction are already visible. MTS company has introduced new tariffs for "Jeans" with the fee, preferring instead to save by participating in regular promotions will still get paid. Each share is rarely longer than two months, a "ticket" is usually paid. The system operates successfully, left her a little and adjust the order. Another way - constantly stimulate subscriber ruble, is a wealth of experience gained in the Beeline. The two most popular fare ("Simple Things" and "Bee Bum"), despite their dissimilarity, are built on a common principle: the more you say - less minute. The third way - a veiled subscription fee in the form of the term of payment, a certain amount have to spend a month in any case.Today, this policy adheres to MegaFon. Who among operators as to what combinations will use these techniques after the first of July? Certainly hard to say, but one can assume the preservation of existing approaches in general. Anyway pozaproshlogodnie "selling" 15-dollar balance sheets for 49 rubles is clearly in the past.
"New Year" in MTS: when and how much?
Hard, oh, and sore after dvuhtsentovoy vnutriseti move to a full and billed. Especially, the famous 007 are in an archive, and to fall into hibernation until the next launch campaign will not work. But you can fantasize about the parameters of the impending action, at least some entertainment. As the clues used the rate of "Holiday", has just launched by MTS in the Kuban. True, the press service of the MTS strongly believes in strictly local application of a tariff (local initiative), but we do not argue. So just play around with Tsiferki for the soul - sudden divine?Options fare can be found here, a press release about the launch of this local (?) Reincarnation of "New Year" - here. True, prices in euro, VAT, and local prices for other communications. But we will not compare the incomparable, and try to calculate the conditional conversion rates "New Year" to "Holiday." And no matter what its call in the Moscow region - though the Novo-Feb-March. " Results of sample prikidok: price minutes within the same as that in the "New Year", the price of local call minutes is also the same. Minute price of mobile networks of other operators - below 1.33 times, while the cost of "admission ticket" (to connect to shares) - three times higher. Validity of rate - up to March 31, April 1 - Automatic reset to the previous TA. That's all, do your rates and compare with actual figures. Of course, when something like that materializes in the Moscow region and, if materialized at all.
Fun MegaFon-Moscow
To begin with - a quote from the official press release:In anticipation of the upcoming holidays - Valentine's Day, the Day of Defender of the Fatherland, March 8 - at MegaFon "a unique opportunity to download a variety of melodies, pictures and video clips, without paying the cost. Free mobile content available to all interested in the project MegaFon PRO »
Order of pictures, music and videos - for free. For WAP-traffic is charged according to the tariff plan.
For each holiday date in February and March, prepared a set of gifts. New tone or screen saver will decorate any mobile phone and can be used for holiday greetings. For example, obtained from MegaFon PRO free image can be completed in your own words and send a greeting to friends via MMS. In addition, you can simply inform their friends about the collection of free content - for this to WAP-site has a special link.
To access WAP-sites with free pictures, melodies and video clips, subscribers need to send free SMS-message to number 1110. In the reply message will come WAP-link to a collection of free mobile content from MegaFon PRO.
To configure the WAP to download the free configuration in the "Plug and play" on the home page www.megafonmoscow.ru.
