新料金プラン、１５００万件超　携帯負担減、年４３００億円―政府

　武田良太総務相と井上信治消費者担当相は２９日、総務省内で、携帯電話料金の引き下げに向けた２大臣会合を開いた。総務省は、格安スマートフォン会社を含む携帯電話サービス各社が２月以降に始めた割安な新料金プランの契約状況について、５月末時点で約１５７０万件になったと報告。利用者の負担軽減額は、合計で年間約４３００億円に上ると試算されるという。
　携帯電話契約数は３月末時点で約１億４７００万件あり、１割程度が新料金プランに移ったとみられる。ただ、手続きの煩雑さや、携帯大手が発行するメールアドレスを使えなくなることを敬遠し、乗り換えを希望しない利用者も多い。（2021/06/29-17:29）

The total number of subscriptions to lower-priced plans launched by Japanese mobile carriers since February came to some 15.7 million at the end of May, the communications ministry reported Tuesday.
   The report was made at a meeting between communications minister Ryota Takeda and consumer affairs minister Shinji Inoue.
   The new mobile plans are estimated to save mobile phone users a total of 430 billion yen a year, according to the ministry.
   As of the end of March, the overall number of mobile phone subscribers in Japan stood at about 147 million. Around 10 pct of them are believed to have shifted to the lower-priced plans.
   Many users apparently remain reluctant to change their mobile carriers for reasons including that they do not want to lose their email address issued by their current carrier.