The government unveiled on Tuesday an action plan to spur competition among telecom firms in order to realize Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's push to lower domestic mobile phone fees, which are said to be high compared with those in other countries.
Mobile carriers have been criticized for locking consumers into contracts that include complicated fee systems and make it difficult to switch to competitors.
Under the action plan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will set up a website within the year explaining the potential merits of switching carriers and offering guidance on how to do so.