SoftBank Rakes in New Subscribers by Slashing off Monthly Fees

Japan mobile network company, SoftBank, aims to pirate more users from rivals DoCoMo and KDDI by launching a new campaign which would start on February 1 and end on May 31. The plan is to scrap their monthly basic fee for students from grade school until college which costs US$9 per month. The new subscribers will still be subject to a monthly charge of US$3 for basic text messaging and web browsing though. But considering that 3 bucks is pretty much loose change in Japan, the service is practically free. The company says they're taking the loss as an investment because they're earning more in the long run. List this as one of the reasons why we want to move Japan.