SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

SoftBank's lower mobile phone fee

Jun Shimba, chief operating officer of SoftBank Corp., speaks at a launch event in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2020. The wireless carrier unit of SoftBank Group Corp. announced a new lineup of cheaper options for data usage from March 2021, joining rival NTT Docomo Inc. in heeding government pressure on Japanese carriers to reduce mobile phone fees and ensure competition.

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      NTT Docomo Inc. President and CEO Motoyuki Ii holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Ii unveiled the company's plan to offer a 20-gigabyte monthly plan called "ahamo" for 2,980 yen ($29) from March through online contracts, making it the first of Japan's major wireless carriers to lower mobile phone fees following government pressure.
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        NTT Docomo Inc. President and CEO Motoyuki Ii holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Ii unveiled the company's plan to offer a 20-gigabyte monthly plan called "ahamo" for 2,980 yen ($29) from March through online contracts, making it the first of Japan's major wireless carriers to lower mobile phone fees following government pressure.
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          NTT Docomo Inc. President and CEO Motoyuki Ii holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Ii unveiled the company's plan to offer a 20-gigabyte monthly plan called "ahamo" for 2,980 yen ($29) from March through online contracts, making it the first of Japan's major wireless carriers to lower mobile phone fees following government pressure.
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              NTT Docomo Inc. President and CEO Motoyuki Ii holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2020. Ii unveiled the company's plan to offer a 20-gigabyte monthly plan called "ahamo" for 2,980 yen ($29) from March through online contracts, making it the first of Japan's major wireless carriers to lower mobile phone fees following government pressure.
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