telecommunications fee issue has attracted more and more discussions from users recently. In the Communications Home Forum, many netizens have reported that many low-cost packages have been offline, and new packages have become more expensive for users.
Users in Taiwan in China also have feelings. Yesterday, Taiwan's United Daily News released a report saying that according to experience, when each generation of new technologies is launched, the telecommunications industry will actively promote high-speed solutions, and the ARPU is relatively high. For example, when 5G was first commercialized, Taiwanese operators were promoting an unlimited package of 1,399 NT$ . If consumers want to try new technologies and services, they will be willing to pay. At this time, the ARPU will be higher.
Relatively, when the tariffs mature, the operator's early investment expenses gradually recover, and the operator's operation focus shifts from equipment investment to expanding market share, and then launches a series of low-priced promotional plans. The previous 4G package is 499 yuan and unlimited, which is a classic case.
According to statistics, Taiwan's telecommunications industry mobile user ARPU hit a historical peak of NT$1,088 in 2014. In 2018, Taiwan's 499 New Taiwan Dollar Package was popular, and it was usually bound for 24 months or even more. Operators' ARPU declined for two consecutive years. In the first quarter of 2021, the ARPU of Taiwan mobile user fell to NT$432 and then began to reversal.
Recently, it has been difficult for Taiwanese users to find cheap fees.
According to previous statistics, Taiwan's mobile user ARPU ended its six consecutive years of decline in 2015 in the second quarter of 2021, and achieved continuous growth in the third quarter, with ARPU reaching RMB 102.4.
In comparison, the three major operators in mainland China have the highest mobile user ARPU in the first three quarters of 2021, with China Mobile having the highest mobile user ARPU; China Telecom being 45.4 yuan; China Unicom being 44.3 yuan. (C114 Nanshan)
