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Vietnam: Synchronized mobile fee hikes sound alarm bells

By  |  October 15, 2013

Following the simultaneous hike in mobile 3G service fees last weekend, reports say experts are concerned that mobile carriers colluded in anticipation of the price increases.

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    Vinaphone, MobiFone and Viettel announced plans last weekend to up service fees by 40 percent; the three companies together control more than 97 percent of the market.

    According to a Pham and Associates Law Office lawyer, the operators’ announcement is “abnormal” and says competition regulators should probe the matter. The three operators, however, deny allegations of collusion.

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