Charging by the second is fairer
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Regarding the NBTC's plan to ask mobile operators to charge by the second, as opposed to by the minute, to increase fairness for consumers, I would like to point out that Orange (now True Move) used to charge by the second. In fact, it was one of their ke
As with AIS and DTAC, the problem is they never round down, only up, obviously to their advantage. Even if your call lasts three seconds, you’ll be charged a full minute.
Surprisingly nobody noticed or complained – or maybe somebody did but not loudly enough. That’s why we ended up with the status quo.
This new plan should be a welcome change for end-users, but certainly not for mobile operators.
Way to go, NBTC!
Andy Colmes
