正文
Krammer
表示他宁愿将国内外数据流量的批发价格调整为一致。
今年
Krammer
还需完成其他几项计划。在上半年，他将在斯洛文尼亚开设移动运营商分部。此外，
Hot
公司的母公司
Ventocom
将成立一呼叫中心。
Krammer
说，该公司将创造
25
至
30
个全新就业岗位。虽然实体销售的重要性正在减弱，但是
Krammer
对与食品折扣商
Hofer
公司的合作感到满意。目前百分之六十的资金注入已通过互联网完成。
问及奥地利国内的
“十亿宽带”
计划实施缓慢时，
Michael Krammer
回答道第一期的
1
亿零
100
万欧元款项（在欧元区仅获得
3900
万款项）仅用于空管道，这令人非常失望。
Krammer
表示此支撑项目可惠及前垄断者
A1
，并重振其摇摇欲坠的固定网络，但这等于是徒劳无益。
Austrian MVNO Hot reaches 700,000 customers. Adds new bundle
Austrian discount MVNO Hot has signed up 700,000 active customers since its launch in 2015, thanks to its sharp prices, Der Standaard reports. Hot CEO Michael Krammer said at a press conference that further growth is expected after the introduction of a new tariff plan. For EUR 9.90 customers get 4 GB of LTE data (up to 50 Mbps) and 1,000 minutes or SMS for 30 days. The tariff applies also for current customers. In addition, clients can port their numbers free to Hot. The operator wants to reach one million clients in the mid term.
However, Krammer’s company expects some problems after the implementation of the EU roaming regulation from June. It will disadvantage small operators, because they have to purchase expensive data packages abroad, while for internationally active operators the costs will remain within the company. One GB data thus costs EUR 7.70 abroad, while in Austria it is around EUR 1.70. Although the prices abroad fall by 20 percent a year, it will negatively affect discounter operators. The CEO of Hot estimates that the regulation will result in costs of EUR 7-25 per year per customer.
It does not plan to increase its prices though. It is not clear yet how the operator will handle the roaming impact. It might be possible that Hot will use the exceptions allowed in the roaming rules and charge additional fees. Krammer said he would prefer that wholesale prices for data abroad would be adjusted to the same level as those in the domestic market.
Krammer has several other plans for this year. In the first half, he will start a mobile operator in Slovenia. In addition, Ventocom, the mother company of Hot, will build a call centre. Krammer said they would create 25-30 new jobs. He is very satisfied with the cooperation with the food discounter Hofer, although the importance of physical sales is decreasing. Currently 60 percent of top-ups are done via the internet.
