Lawyer warns about the risks of connecting to corporate tariffs to reduce communication costs
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Lawyer Alexander Khaminsky warned that proposals to reduce mobile communications costs by 50–70% through corporate tariffs are fraught with the loss of a number and the removal of the user from the protection of the Law “On Communications” and consumer protection legislation, since the contract is concluded by the organization, and not the citizen himself, and the real benefit is usually only 20–30%.
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The article discusses the practice of proposals to reduce mobile communications costs by connecting to corporate tariffs, which promise a 50–70% discount, but are associated with risks for consumers.
MOSCOW, September 27 – RIA Novosti. Advertisements offering to reduce mobile communications costs by 50–70% by connecting to corporate tariffs are fraught with the loss of a number, lawyer Alexander Khaminsky told the Prime agency.
“The agreement with the operator is no longer concluded by the citizen himself, but by an organization or individual entrepreneur, and the person actually becomes the user of someone else’s corporate number,” says Khaminsky.
According to the lawyer, the real benefit from such proposals, as a rule, is much more modest than stated and amounts to 20–30%. At the same time, the key risk is not the amount of the discount, but the loss of direct contractual relations with the telecom operator, which removes the user from the guarantees provided for by the Law “On Communications” and the legislation on the protection of consumer rights.
Open Questions
- Which operators or intermediaries offer such schemes?
- Are there any precedents for losing a number due to such connections?
- What steps can regulators take to protect consumers in this area?
