The Pricing Strategy of 3G New Mobile Operator-A Case Study of On-Net Free Call

• Main Authors: Sun, Cherry, 單香萍
• Other Authors: Lin, Ducer
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76897483728260561173

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 經營管理碩士學程(EMBA) === 98 === The advancement of the telecommunication technology has propelled the Taiwanese mobile telecommunication into the 3G era. With new entrants such as VIBO Telecom and Asia Pacific Telecom joining industry, the 2005 Oct. implementation of number portability service, and the intense merger and acquisition activities among 2G service providers, the telecommunication market has become highly competitive. The incumbents in the industry will have advantages over the new entrants, and the entry barrier has become higher. How can a new entrant compete with the incumbents? Why did the new entrants use “On-Net Free Call” service plan to penetrate the market, to off-set the entry barrier, and to increase the number of users? Is this an effective strategy? How will this strategy affect the current service providers, consumers and how will it affect the market share? This research has studied the financial and sales impact of the company which has implemented the “On-Net Free Call” strategy. The questionnaire survey conducted with existing competitors, sale channels and consumers, has found that even though not every telecommunication companies is suited to apply the “On-Net Free Call” pricing strategy, it is the best strategy that can give the new entrants quickest way in to this industry. And it is also the best weapon against competitors who already have a large subscriber base. We compare the financial structure of the company implementing such price strategy with other competitors. We found the company using such pricing strategy has seen its customer base and revenue grown tremendously. Asia Pacific Telecom, which uses this strategy early, has already turned loss into profit. This strategy has caused customers to switch their operators and pushed other competitors to implement such strategy with limitation. As the result the intensive price competition in the telecommunication market has begun.Moreover, this study finds that the pricing of “On-Net Free Call” can attract 70% of the survey participants to apply and therefore increase the rate of transferring customer among telecommunication companies. We conclude that this strategy is an effective one and it also breaks away from the complex and the incompatible pricing structure. And most importantly, it creates a pricing scheme that is closer to consumer’s expectation and it is also a good welfare for the mass population and society.