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BackNTTドコモ、ahamoを40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制に改定、12月1日より実施
NTTドコモ、ahamoを40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制に改定、12月1日より実施
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NTTドコモ、ahamoを40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制に改定、12月1日より実施

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NTTドコモは12月1日より、ahamoの料金プランを40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制に改定し、40GBプランを月額3135円(税込)とする。ネットワーク品質への懸念や楽天モバイルとの比較が指摘される中、他社の対応にも注目が集まっている。

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NTTドコモはahamoの料金プランを12月1日より改定し、40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制とする。40GBプランの月額料金は3135円(税込)。

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NTTドコモは12月1日より、ahamoを改定する。40GB・60GB・120GBの3段階制となり、40GB月額3135円(税込)からとなる。

値上げに関しては物価高など、昨今の状況を鑑みて、仕方ないことだと思う。他社も相次いで値上げし、意外と顧客の流出を招いていないだけに、NTTドコモもようやく着手できたという感がある。ただ、NTTドコモの場合、ネットワーク品質が他社よりも劣っている点を考慮する必要がある。

今回のahamoにおける改定、もともと徹底した「シンプル」な設定だっただけに、相当、苦労したと思われる。単純に容量、値段を変えれば、値上げしたのがハッキリとわかる。使い放題プランのように「付加価値」をモリモリにして、値上げに見えないようにするわけにもいかない。段階制という、これまでとは違う見せ方にしたことで、なんとか乗り切ったようにも見える。

ただ、質疑応答でも質問したが、段階制にしたことで、楽天モバイルと比較しやすくなってしまったのではないか。

料金の階段を横並びにすると、明らかにNTTドコモの方が高く見えてしまう。「あまり使わない時は安く、使うときはお得に」と考えると、自ずと楽天モバイルを選びたくなってくる。

実際のところ、KDDIによるローミングが終わりつつあるなかで、SNSを見ると楽天モバイルに対して、ネットワーク品質を嘆く声が毎日、大量に上がっている。

しかし、販売代理店関係者によれば、MNPにおける楽天モバイルの競争力は高く、結構、いまだに他社からユーザーを奪っているという。

確かに、一度も楽天モバイルを使ったことのない人からすれば、「安いなら、乗り換えようか」という気になるのは当然だ。ただ、実際に使ってみて、初めてネットワーク品質の実情に気がつくのだろう。

今回、ahamoが40GBをしきい値にしたことで、気になるのが他社の動向だ。

UQモバイルやワイモバイルなどは35GBを売りにしてきただけに、ahamo対抗をせざるを得なくなるのではないか。

ahamoは12月1日に料金が改定される。

まだ2か月以上猶予があるだけに、他社も何かしら反応してくることは間違いなさそうだ。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • UQモバイルやワイモバイルなどがahamo対抗のため、35GB前後のプランを強化または新設する可能性がある

    Likely · Within weeks

  • 楽天モバイルのMNPにおける競争力が維持され、他社からのユーザー獲得が続く可能性がある

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • 他社(UQモバイル、ワイモバイルなど)がahamoに対抗して料金プランを変更するかどうか
  • 楽天モバイルのネットワーク品質に対する顧客の不満が実際の解約につながるかどうか
  • ahamoの段階制料金が顧客の利用パターンにどのように影響するか

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