Rakuten Mobile on Tuesday unveiled the price plans for its upcoming mobile service. The Operator said it will start full-scale mobile phone services on April 8.
The Operator's 'Rakuten UN-LIMIT' plan will be available for 2,980 yen ($28) per month, where subscribers can enjoy unlimited data use within the Rakuten network service areas and 2GB of data per month within the service areas provided by both domestic and overseas Rakuten partners. With use of the Rakuten Link app, all calls and text messages within Japan, as well as calls and text messages from overseas to Japan, will also be free of charge. Additionally, an optional international calling service offering unlimited international calls from Japan to overseas as well as calls between overseas locations will be available for a monthly fee of 980 yen starting April 8.
The company also announced a launch campaign offering 3 million subscribers the first full year of service free of monthly fees starting from the first day of their contract.
