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.-VNA