On average 6309 yen for a major contract smartphone ... The actual situation of monthly communication charges for smartphone users

Mobile phones (conventional mobile phones and smartphones) are now indispensable for everyday life.With the spread of mobile phones, the burden of costs for use has been regarded as a problem.So how much is the cost of using a mobile phone?The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will confirm the actual situation of the monthly communication fee for smartphones based on the public value of the "Communication Usage Trend Survey" ( *) released in June 2021.

The following is a calculation of the estimated average value based on the survey results for the monthly communication fee (excluding tax) paid for the use of the terminal for those who use smartphones.The calculation based on the excluding non -respondents does not include the installment payment of the terminal price or the content price.

First of all, the communication fee for those who use smartphones with major carriers (NTT DoCoMo, au, Softbank, Y -Mobile).The overall average was 6309 yen.

The lower communication fee between the ages of 6 to 12 is because it is used for crime prevention for the same reason as a conventional mobile phone, and a plan for children.The peak is in his 40s for men, but in his 20s and 30s.On the other hand, women peak in their 30s.The average amount is higher for men than women.

In household annual income, there is no difference by attribute than the conventional mobile phone.Less than 2 million yen looks somewhat lower.Is the average of just over 6000 yen within the range of statistical errors?Regarding the smartphone communication fee, there is no difference due to household income.

Next, a person who uses a smartphone as a so -called cheap smartphone with MVNO.

The average amount is 3087 yen.It remains less than half of 6309 yen, the average amount of a normal smartphone.You can see the fact that it is called a cheap smartphone, and the actual communication fee is low.

It is difficult to find a tendency for each age group, but it is still a low value between 6-12 years old.In the annual household income, the trends are difficult to headlings.

The current value is only for communication charges.Various content usage fees are separate.Depending on the usage style, some people must pay many times the communication fee.

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* Communication usage trend survey

In September 2020, in September 2020, "For households, the households and members of the household who are over 20 years old, selected by the two -stage random extraction method selected by the prefectural and urban size as a layered standard.It is performed by distributing and recovering survey forms by mail or online, for companies, for companies with a regular employee who belongs to the industry except for public affairs.The number of valid responses is 17,345 households (44,035), respectively, and 2223 companies.Various values are conducted in census and weightbacks according to the distribution of the industry and scale of nationwide companies.

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(Note) This article is partially added and changed to the article published in [Gerbage News].