Long-distance charges for landline calls between Sichuan and Chongqing will be duly waived as of December 1, 2021, setting a precedent for the integration of communication charges for landline calls across provincial-level administrative divisions nationwide. The breaking news was co-announced by Sichuan Communications Administration and Chongqing Communications Administration at the 2021 second joint session on IT communications in Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone hosted online on November 24, 2021.
As specified in the implementation plan, the long-distance charges for landline calls between Sichuan and Chongqing as well as among cities and prefectures of Sichuan Province will be abolished, and the long-distance call charges within Chongqing and Sichuan will be lowered to CNY 0.15 per minute or below.
Allegedly the waiver of long-distance charges for landline calls will cover Sichuan and Chongqing, incorporating public and government/enterprise landline services and dedicated voice services allocated with landline office phone numbers, which is expected to save around CNY 30 million of communication charges for users annually.