Breaking
ITRussia warns NATO: ready to defend Kaliningrad with all its arsenal, while a Tu-95 bomber crashes in eastern Russia causing six deathsJPPremier League finds Manchester City in breach of serious financial regulationsCNThe Phillies sent Duran to play early but failed and lost to the Warriors.SA77-year-old executed in Florida as state leads nation in executions this yearARThe death toll from a Burmese air strike on a market in Rakhine State has risen to 50CNWhite Sox defeat Astros 6-3, first draw in Wild Card SeriesAUTeenager dies in car crash, 18-year-old learner driver charged in AdelaideCNThe suspect in the suspected terror attack at Fairford Base in the UK called the police, but the police clarified that no explosive device was foundRUIn Ukraine, over the past year and a half, 33.8 thousand cases of unauthorized abandonment of military units have been recorded.KRGwanak-gu, provides 40 free RFID food waste volumetric meters to young people and single-person householdsITRussia warns NATO: ready to defend Kaliningrad with all its arsenal, while a Tu-95 bomber crashes in eastern Russia causing six deathsJPPremier League finds Manchester City in breach of serious financial regulationsCNThe Phillies sent Duran to play early but failed and lost to the Warriors.SA77-year-old executed in Florida as state leads nation in executions this yearARThe death toll from a Burmese air strike on a market in Rakhine State has risen to 50CNWhite Sox defeat Astros 6-3, first draw in Wild Card SeriesAUTeenager dies in car crash, 18-year-old learner driver charged in AdelaideCNThe suspect in the suspected terror attack at Fairford Base in the UK called the police, but the police clarified that no explosive device was foundRUIn Ukraine, over the past year and a half, 33.8 thousand cases of unauthorized abandonment of military units have been recorded.KRGwanak-gu, provides 40 free RFID food waste volumetric meters to young people and single-person households
Back三大运营商暂停0元购机业务,揭露捆绑销售陷阱
三大运营商暂停0元购机业务,揭露捆绑销售陷阱
Developing
中国新闻网1 hour agoBusiness2 min readChinaView translation

三大运营商暂停0元购机业务,揭露捆绑销售陷阱

Quick Look

央视新闻报道,三大运营商自9月24日起暂停金融分期购机业务,因长期存在以‘免费领手机’为诱饵实则捆绑消费贷款的问题,导致消费者信息不对称、维权困难,此举旨在规范营销行为并保障老用户权益。

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

长期以来,运营商线下营业厅通过‘免费领手机’等宣传吸引消费者办理套餐,实则将手机分期费用捆绑进话费中,本质为消费贷款,导致众多消费者因信息不对称而陷入合约陷阱,维权困难。

Font size

关东客

据近日央视新闻报道,在三大运营商线下营业厅,不少消费者都碰到过“免费领手机”“办宽带送礼品”的宣传。看似是办套餐就能白拿手机,实际是签了贷款合同,每月话费里包含还款金额。长期以来,这类分期业务一直是消费者投诉的集中领域。有消息称,9月24日起,三大运营商金融分期购机业务暂停,不能再新增办理这类0元拿手机的业务。

“0元购机”曾经风靡一时,可天下哪有免费的午餐?所谓“0元购机”,不过是把手机款折算进话费里分期偿还,本质是消费贷。很多人之所以掉进“0元购机”的陷阱,主要是因为信息不对称。线下门店推销时,话术大多只强调 “免费”“零首付”,对贷款合同、征信影响、提前解约违约金等关键内容轻描淡写。不少中老年用户或是急于换手机的市民,在店员引导下快速签字,根本没看清协议文本。等到后续想要注销手机号、更换套餐才发现,合约没到期,贷款还得继续还。

通信业务叠加消费贷款,本身不是不能做,问题出在销售环节的捆绑与误导。运营商本是通信服务提供者,线下门店大量引入第三方金融分期产品,把贷款包装成套餐福利。两种业务混在一起,模糊了服务边界。通信合约和信贷合同被打包推销,普通消费者一时很难分清哪部分是话费、哪部分是贷款还款。一旦出现纠纷,门店、运营商、金融机构之间容易互相推诿,消费者维权要来回奔波,举证难度不小。长期以来,这类分期购机的投诉居高不下,足以说明相关套路已是行业顽疾。

此类“把贷款包装成话费”的操作,是对消费者权益的侵犯。这次三大运营商同步踩下暂停键,及时且必要。过去靠补贴手机抢用户的逻辑,放在携号转网全面落地的今天早已失效,营业厅无法再凭借信息差捆住用户。宣布暂停之外,运营商还要考虑到,对于合约还在生效的老用户,他们的权益如何保障,相关问题需要给出明确说法。

运营商的核心竞争力,从来都在于网络质量、服务透明度和资费体验。“0元购机”的时代早该终结了。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 监管部门将出台明确规定,禁止运营商将贷款业务捆绑为通信服务宣传。

    Likely · Within months

  • 运营商将转向强调网络质量和透明资费作为核心竞争力,而非补贴手机抢用户。

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 暂停政策对已签订合约老用户的具体影响是什么?
  • 运营商是否会提供提前解约减免或补偿方案?
  • 该政策是否为临时措施还是长期规范?
  • 第三方金融机构在此类业务中的角色将如何调整?

Related Topics

This article was originally published by 中国新闻网.

Related Stories

Taiwan stocks return to 48,000 points! The wafer duo led the rally in electronic stocks, with the index soaring nearly 600 points in a single day
Developing·

Taiwan stocks return to 48,000 points! The wafer duo led the rally in electronic stocks, with the index soaring nearly 600 points in a single day

Taiwan stocks returned to the 2,500-point mark at the opening on Wednesday. TSMC led the gains, led by the wafer duo, and electronic stocks rebounded across the board. Coupled with the simultaneous strength of financial and communication stocks, the weighted index opened higher and rose by 580 points in a single day, closing at 48,211 points, a recent record high. In terms of U.S. stocks, despite being suppressed by rising U.S. bond yields, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index still bucked the trend and rose 1.32%.

自由时报
1 min read
International oil prices closed lower on Tuesday, with Brent falling 2.6% and WTI falling 3.5%.
Developing·

International oil prices closed lower on Tuesday, with Brent falling 2.6% and WTI falling 3.5%.

International oil prices closed lower on Tuesday, with Brent crude oil futures falling $2.69, or 2.6%, to $102.59 a barrel, and WTI futures falling $3.22, or 3.5%, to $89.38. The market is paying attention to signs of recovery in crude oil exports from the Middle East, but continued negotiations between the United States and Iran and concerns about supply disruptions have limited losses. Brent is up about 13% this month and WTI is up about 4%.

自由时报
1 min read
French public debt rises to 119% of GDP, a record high in recent years
Developing·

French public debt rises to 119% of GDP, a record high in recent years

Data from the French National Institute of Statistics and Economics show that as of the end of the second quarter of this year, France’s total public debt rose to 3.5955 billion euros, accounting for 119% of GDP, setting a new high in recent years. Debt increased by 59.6 billion euros in the second quarter of this year. French officials believe that the rising debt ratio is mainly due to the public fiscal deficit, and next year's deficit target of 5% of GDP has been unable to be achieved due to the economic downturn, which is far higher than the EU's 3% upper limit. The French government plans to borrow 340 billion euros next year to support government spending and repay maturing debt, an increase of about 28 billion euros from this year. Public opinion generally believes that the government is facing huge pressure to cut expenditures. Prime Minister Le Corny's proposed 54 billion euros savings plan may affect the salaries of public employees, causing dissatisfaction. The French public sector held strikes and demonstrations on the 29th to oppose austerity policies. The Ministry of the Interior said that about 200,000 people participated in the demonstration that day.

中国新闻网
2 min read
Egg prices in China continue to rise, driven by supply and demand factors
Developing·

Egg prices in China continue to rise, driven by supply and demand factors

Egg prices in China have risen significantly recently, with the national average price reaching 11.83 yuan/kg in the third week of September, a year-on-year increase of 28.2%. The price increase is mainly driven by production capacity reduction on the supply side, rising feed costs, and increased demand for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day stockings on the consumer side. Despite rising prices, eggs are still in urgent demand and have limited impact on daily consumption. The market is expected to see a seasonal correction after the holidays.

中国新闻网
4 min read
The Ministry of Finance and three other departments have released an interest discount policy for residents’ home purchase loans, which can reduce the interest rate by up to nearly 50,000 yuan.
Developing·

The Ministry of Finance and three other departments have released an interest discount policy for residents’ home purchase loans, which can reduce the interest rate by up to nearly 50,000 yuan.

The Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, and the State Administration of Financial Supervision jointly issued a notice to implement an interest discount policy for residential home purchase loans nationwide starting from October 1, 2026. An annual discount of 1 percentage point will be provided to eligible first-time commercial personal housing loans. The policy period is tentatively set for one year, and the maximum interest cost can be reduced by nearly 50,000 yuan.

中国新闻网
2 min read
Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3% from June to August, a new low for the same period in 2012
Developing·

Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3% from June to August, a new low for the same period in 2012

Data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics show that Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.3% from June to August this year, lower than the previous period and the same period last year, and the lowest level in the same period since statistics were collected in 2012. As of August, the employed population reached 103.5 million, with an average monthly income of 3,777 reais. There were a net increase of 165,800 formal jobs in August. Experts pointed out that the resilience of the labor market continues.

中国新闻网
1 min read
More on this topic0元购机