Cancellation roaming fee: Is it really that hard?

July 3, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Tripartite Consumer Association submitted a call for the cancellation of communications roaming fees between the three land the collective voice for the long-term between the people of the three is a blockbuster news, and for those living in the suburbs, Langfang, "North Drift", has been looking forward to finally received a response.

In fact, on the abolition of the topic of roaming fees and the long-standing, but the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei three areas of common voice, because the inclusion of a wide range, covering more people so more attention, then the cancellation of roaming fees, really so difficult?

As for roaming fees in the end difficult to cancel, please look at my online query on some of the data will know.

1, 2005 China Mobile announced the profit of 53.5 billion yuan, then unicom high-level blasting material, the 2005 mobile roaming fee income reached 49 billion yuan;

2, 2012, China's mobile roaming fee revenue accumulated to 71.85 billion yuan, an increase of 10.77%, mobile roaming fee revenue in China's mobile communications revenue accounted for nearly three years of basic stability in 8%~10%;

If you have seen the above two data, then why the removal of the reasons for roaming fees will be very clear in your heart. Just imagine, if suddenly ordered to cancel the roaming fee said, will undoubtedly reduce the three major operators a large chunk of revenue. Therefore, in the face of huge interests, roaming fees can not be canceled at a one-time, but it is bound to show a gradual downward trend. If the mandatory cancellation, the exchange may only be negative resistance.

In fact, on a technical level alone, roaming costs are almost nil., and there is no more input than local calls. And mobile operators have achieved national networking, roaming operations compared to the original, more simple, the current may be the only difficulty is the distribution of benefits and municipal, provincial companies settlement docking problem.

With the development of the Times, 3G Network has become the past, 4G network began to wantonly rampant. The capacity of the network increased significantly, coupled with the user's ladder-type growth, the overall effect, the scale effect began to appear, compared to the past, the tariff is cheaper. Domestic communication market competition is more and more fierce, the major operators have surprisingly recruit, attract more users. For example, now many operators launched the package, the voice and traffic in long-distance and local implementation of a unified standard. The so-called roaming charges gradually fade away from the stage of history. 2009, Unicom on the first release of "Wo 3g" sub-brand, which is the focus of the publicity is to achieve voice charges local and long-distance of the combined, in the industry set off a burst of monstrous waves. Today, micro-mail and other software is also constantly compressing voice call time, which from a side of the powerful impact of the collection of roaming fees.

As far as the United States is concerned, there is no roaming fee within the scope of the company's services and domestic long-distance. What about the roaming fees of some people? In fact, people who know what they call roaming fees, in fact, when you use other company's network services, will be charged a certain fee.

Although the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region proposed the cancellation of roaming fees for the three places, this was not the first initiative. In the last two years there have been Chang (Nanchang) Nine (Jiujiang), Guiyang Anshun Zunyi, Guangzhou Foshan, these areas have started trial operation or planned to cancel. and August 1, Jinan, Laiwu two places from 0 o'clock on the same day, announced the realization of communication charges with the city. In other words, whether you are in Jinan, or in Laiwu, call the other city where the phone, you have been worried about the long-distance roaming fee is not, the levy of the standard for local call charges. The people of both places applauded.

In fact, from the Government's point of view, communication services should be a basic public service. Whether from the consumer's point of view or from the operator's 0 original consideration, roaming fees should be canceled as soon as possible. This is beneficial to the overall economic development of the community. The social and economic benefits achieved will not be underestimated. The development practice of Jinan and Laiwu has plainly told us that it is imperative to abolish roaming fees. From the recent development and Reform Commission for Microsoft, Qualcomm's heavy hand blow behavior, roaming fee this unreasonable charge for a long time existence is in fact is in the industry monopoly on the growth of deformed children, so roaming fees, the cancellation of the road has begun to break the ice, but the full realization is still a long way.