NTT Docomo, Ahamo, etc. to raise prices from December for approximately 30 million lines

NTT Docomo announced on the 25th that it will raise prices for online-only plans such as ahamo from December. The increase will range from 100 to 500 yen per month excluding tax, and will affect approximately 30 million lines, or about 75% of Docomo users. The plan is to use the money for capital investment, etc. due to rising materials prices and rising labor costs.

Starting in December, Ahamo will charge 2,980 yen per month excluding tax for 40 gigabytes (GB) of data, and 4,650 yen per month for 120 GB. Each plan will have an additional 10GB of data available from the current plan, and the price will increase by 150 yen. A new 60GB plan will also be launched for 3,750 yen per month.

In addition to Ahamo, DoCoMo will also raise prices for about 50 rate plans that have already stopped accepting new applications.

Regarding the background to the price increase, Vice President Takeshi Saito explained at a press conference, ``The amount of data communication used by our users is increasing year by year.In addition to responding to this demand, we will also work on security measures and strengthening our network.''

Mobile industry continues to see price increases

In April last year, Docomo raised the effective price of its main plan, which allows unlimited data communication, by more than 1,000 yen.