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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post...-073953723.html Some smartphone users in Singapore may see themselves paying more for data usage, as all mobile phone service providers here intend to review their existing 3G packages and may revise charges to deter massive usage by users, according to a report by investment firm Kim Eng. The report, released on Monday, cited plans by local telcos to reduce generous data caps, scrap the current unlimited data option in 3G packages, and roll out more usage-based plans in the future. The review comes after the ever-increasing adoption of instant messaging platforms and Voice over IP (VoIP) applications such as WhatsApp and Viber. Such tools allow mobile users to send text messages and make phone calls for free, thus eroding the need to pay for costly voice calls or SMS, the report noted. A spokesperson for StarHub confirmed with Yahoo! Singapore that the company is indeed working on reviewing the price scheme for its data packages and may consider rolling out usage-based data pricing. "We are reviewing current pricing plans and consider introducing usage-based data pricing to ensure optimal network quality for our customers," said Chan Kin Hung, StarHub's head of products and solutions. "In addition, we will not offer unlimited mobile broadband plan on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) platform when we launch our LTE service, which is likely to take place in the second half of 2012," he added. The revised charges, if skewed towards a pay-per-usage basis, will hit hard on customers who use a lot of data on a frequent basis. However, customers may see an improvement in network quality with the usage-based data pricing, as a lower data usage will be spread across the same amount of bandwidth. StarHub is the only telco here that offers the unlimited data option to its customers, while packages by SingTel and M1 have a data cap of up to 50GB. In 2009, M1 increased the data credit on its iPhone plans from 10GB to 12GB a month. At that time, both StarHub and SingTel were offering customers data packages with low data caps -- 1GB and 500MB respectively, according to iMerlion. It just gets better and better....

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post...-073953723.html Some smartphone users in Singapore may see themselves paying more for data usage, as all mobile phone service providers here intend to review their existing 3G packages and may revise charges to deter massive usage by users, according to a report by investment firm Kim Eng. The report, released on Monday, cited plans by local telcos to reduce generous data caps, scrap the current unlimited data option in 3G packages, and roll out more usage-based plans in the future. The review comes after the ever-increasing adoption of instant messaging platforms and Voice over IP (VoIP) applications such as WhatsApp and Viber. Such tools allow mobile users to send text messages and make phone calls for free, thus eroding the need to pay for costly voice calls or SMS, the report noted. A spokesperson for StarHub confirmed with Yahoo! Singapore that the company is indeed working on reviewing the price scheme for its data packages and may consider rolling out usage-based data pricing. "We are reviewing current pricing plans and consider introducing usage-based data pricing to ensure optimal network quality for our customers," said Chan Kin Hung, StarHub's head of products and solutions. "In addition, we will not offer unlimited mobile broadband plan on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) platform when we launch our LTE service, which is likely to take place in the second half of 2012," he added. The revised charges, if skewed towards a pay-per-usage basis, will hit hard customers who use a lot of data on a frequent basis. However, customers may see an improvement in network quality. StarHub is the only telco here that offers the unlimited data option to its customers, while packages by SingTel and M1 have a data cap of up to 50GB. In 2009, M1 increased the data credit on its iPhone plans from 10GB to 12GB a month. At that time, both StarHub and SingTel were offering customers data packages with low data caps -- 1GB and 500MB respectively, according to iMerlion.

I hope this amendment go through. will mio tv poor performance classify under " breaches of standards of performance"? http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...827-234332.html TELCOS in Singapore could face harsher penalties as the government seeks to make amendments to the telecommunications act. The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) said in a statement today, that it will be conducting a public consultation on proposed amendments. Among the amendments is to fine telcos more for breaches of licence conditions, codes of practice and standards of performance. The revisions are to ensure that the legislative framework is up-to-date in the rapidly changing telecom industry. Proposed amendments include the control of critical telecom infrastructure and licensees, as well as the inclusion of new concepts and business models to provide greater clarity. MICA aims to table the Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill in Parliament by early 2011 and invites views and comments to be submitted in writing by 5pm, September 24.

Many users happy to stay with their service provider, but analysts say it's early days yet IT WAS 11 years in the making - the day when Singaporeans could switch mobile phone operators and keep their old numbers. But it arrived with a thud, rather than a bang, yesterday. There were no long queues, and no rush to switch telcos at several shops visited by The Straits Times. To be sure, there was a slight buzz among some users, who were busy checking out the deals on offer by the various telcos. But there were many more subscribers who said that they were happy to remain with their service providers because of the discounts they were getting. Yesterday's introduction of number portability - as the exercise is called - marks the first time there is full competition among cellphone operators here since 1997, when the monopoly held by SingTel was broken. Since the date for the start of number portability was announced in April, the three telcos - market leader SingTel, StarHub and MobileOne (M1) - have been dishing out new deals and offers every other week. Their aims: to avoid high 'churn', or switching, rates among their subscribers, and attract others who are considering moving to a new service provider. It appears they were successful in achieving the former. Most subscribers interviewed by The Straits Times said they were keen to renew contracts because they felt their telcos had done enough to keep them. At the ongoing PC Show at Suntec City, no one in the queue at both the SingTel and StarHub booths said he was there to switch telcos. Most, like Mr Lam You Teck, 24, an undergraduate, said they were waiting in line to extend their contracts. Said Mr Lam: 'I will not jump ship, not when I have a discount to sign up for all three StarHub services - broadband, TV and mobile.' However, experts said it is early days yet, and offered several explanations for the lack of activity, adding that the full impact of free competition will become clear only in the long run. Analyst Lai Voon San from research house Cazenove & Co said one reason for the quiet start is that most subscribers simply could not take advantage of number portability: He estimated that about 70 per cent of mobile phone users still have active contracts with their telcos. He said: 'It didn't have a big impact today, but I've known at least five people who've switched. It will have an impact over time.' Research director Foong King Yew from consultancy firm Gartner said the impact will likely be seen in about 12 to 18 months' time. He added: 'If you notice, telcos themselves have not promoted number portability much as they would not risk their own subscribers switching sides.' The telcos, meanwhile, were tight-lipped about the impact, although staff at their shops say there is likely to be a spike in interest over the weekend. All declined to give figures on how many switch-overs they had managed to attract, although StarHub said that about 500 people attended a roadshow it held at Plaza Singapura at midnight on Thursday. Any Idea what is the Service Charge ?