The official intention is to put SUBE into competition, ending the monopoly of Nación Servicios in the administration of the 400 million tickets.
The Government is studying opening the business of transportation payment to any card and with the cell phone, he pointed to Ambit a high source of Pink House. The official intention is to put the SUBE to compete, ending with he Nation Services monopoly in the administration of the 400 million tickets that are paid each month to use the bus, train and subway. However, the implementation “It will take time”, anticipate, since specific software must be developed.
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Goodbye to SUBE: what are the Government’s reasons
Official sources indicate that the initiative aims to “eliminate a monopoly that distorts the market and is “expensive for the state accounts”. It will be aimed at the reduction of commissions since today Nación Servicios charges 7% and it is estimated that it can reduce to 0.3/0.5%.


It would also be achieved, they maintain in the Government, asimplification for users that could potentially yield better benefits from loyalty policies.
Another important point is that it will enable the total federalization of the system given that credit and debit cards have national reach.
The task focuses on three areas: Secretaries of Commerce and Transportation and the Central Bank. In the Government they maintain that the proposal is going to take some time because it is a technological implementation.
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Commissions will be lowered since today Nación Servicios charges 7%
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SUBE: how the transition will be made to pay with cards and cell phone
The first stage – they anticipate – “is that you can pay for transportation with your phone and not just with the SUBE card.” The process is relatively simple because the technology with which the device reads the card is the same as that used to read the phone, that is, it can be adapted without changing the devices (tens of thousands).
The authorities anticipate that it is necessaryor develop the software, Test it and implement it with great care since it involves monetary transactions. In this regard, all precautions must be taken to prevent accounts from being emptied through criminal practices.
At the time they make the formal announcement, the authorities contemplate inform the path to implementation. Currently, The Government is preparing the work schedule.
Source: Ambito