Vinaphone cuts international roaming charge

The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam Telecom Services Company (Vinaphone) has announced new rates for international roaming services as of October with big reductions in voice call and data transmission charges.

The reductions are the result of the company’s efforts to boost cooperation with foreign service suppliers, Vinaphone Deputy Director Ho Duc Thang said.

Charges of voice calls from 55 countries to Vietnam have been reduced remarkably, with the largest cut of 62 percent applied to calls made from Central Asian countries, like Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan . At the same time, fees for receiving calls from Vietnam decrease by 44 percent for 29 countries.

Sending text messages to Vietnam are also cheaper in 104 countries.

In addition, the charges for voice calls from Japan, Thailand, China, the Republic of Korea and Singapore to Vietnam or to a third country have been reduced by as much as 53 percent compared to the previous levels as these countries are popular destinations for Vietnamese people.

Vinaphone also lowered the charge o­n internet use for its customers when travelling in 29 countries, with the highest cut of 40 percent being applied in China and Japan.

Besides, the company added four more countries namely Australia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka to the U1 roaming data package which allow unlimited internet use o­n a fixed daily rate.