Belgians, it is now faster and easier to their mobile phone subscription cancel. Cancel should henceforth from six months after the effective date of the contract. That is a change in the law which the council of ministers Friday to vote.
The rules will not apply to existing subscriptions, but only for new subscriptions, writes the Belgian newspaper De tijd. The new rules have yet to be approved: minister Van Quickenborne explains the change in the Belgian telecom law Friday to the Federal Council of ministers, after the summer, should the parliament it votes.
If the rules are approved, mobile phone subscriptions after six months will be terminated, regardless of the duration of the contract. Therefore, customers can in the interim free of charge to transfer to another telecom provider. Now opzeggers often high penalties to pay. The new rule only applies to sim-only subscriptions: if customers a free device with their subscription, should the contract period be served or the residual value of the equipment must be paid to the provider.
In addition, have a phone plan not more, by registered letter or by email. Sending an e-mail will be adequate. The new rules only after adoption by parliament to go in. The Belgian telecom market differs a lot from the Dutch: the discount or giving it away for free on devices with a subscription is rare. This is in Belgium the market for cheap phones is larger than in the Netherlands, while in the Netherlands understand high-end models are better to be sold.