TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two of Japan's three major mobile phone carriers said Wednesday they will introduce cheaper plans under their low-cost service brands under government pressure.
KDDI Corp. will roll out a 20-gigabyte plan for 3,980 yen (38 U.S. dollars) per month in February or later under its UQ Mobile brand.
Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. will introduce a 20-gigabyte plan with up to 10 minutes of free voice calls for 4,480 yen (43 dollars) a month under its Y!Mobile brand starting from late December.
The cheapest fee for voice calls in KDDI's new plan will cost 500 yen (4.77 dollars) for up to 60 minutes of calls a month, putting the new service in competition with SoftBank's.
In line with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's push to decrease domestic mobile phone fees, the Japanese government on Tuesday released an action plan to stimulate competition among telecommunication carriers.
NTT Docomo Inc., the country's largest mobile communication firm, is expected to follow suit, according to local media reports. Enditem
