On February 13th, Changjiang Daily's Wuhan client (intern reporter Fan Youhan) "Not only Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen receive 0 yuan for card opening, but Chongqing, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Zhengzhou, and Changsha receive 0 yuan for card opening, Fuzhou receive 5 yuan for card opening, and Xi'an receive 9.9 yuan for card opening. It is evident that Wuhan Tong receives a high fee for card opening." On January 29th, the reporter verified Yin He's message on the Wuhan city message board, It is found that the amount of card opening fees in Wuhan is higher than that in many domestic cities.

Screenshot of Wuhan Tong virtual card activation page.

On a Xiaomi mobile phone with NFC function, the reporter checked the card opening fees across the country through the "Wallet" app, and found that not only Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jinan, Chongqing, and other places marked "0 yuan card opening", but also Shenyang, Xiamen, Changsha, Shaoxing, and other places displayed "0 yuan card opening time limit.". In addition, although cities such as Jilin, Xi'an, Taizhou, and Dalian charge fees, they are all between 3 yuan and 18 yuan. Only a few cities, including Wuhan, charge the highest fees, reaching 25 yuan.

Subsequently, the reporter called the customer service hotline of Beijing Municipal Transportation Card Co., Ltd. According to the other party, before 2019, citizens need to pay a deposit of 20 yuan to open their cards. From 2019, Beijing has completely canceled this fee. The reporter learned that Beijing is the first city in China to completely cancel the mobile phone card fee, and citizens who have previously paid a deposit can also apply for a refund.

The Beijing Bus Card Company stated that it initially charged a card opening service fee, mainly for the expansion of the card system, the construction and improvement of technical platforms, and the operation and maintenance of mobile phone hardware and services. From 2013 to 2019, the mobile card technology gradually stabilized, operational efficiency significantly improved, and the user experience was good, all of which laid the foundation for canceling the card fee.

On August 20, 2020, the Shanghai Public Transport Card Company jointly released the first mobile phone intercommunication card [Huawei Pay Shanghai Public Transport Card · Transportation Joint Edition] card, and officially announced the cancellation of the card opening fee. Huawei/Glory mobile phone users with NFC function can open the card for free, which is the second free virtual intercommunication card issued nationwide after Beijing. In November of the same year, Shanghai Public Transport Card Co., Ltd. launched a free virtual transportation card activity on the iOS platform, which is open to all Apple phone users.

According to a reporter's search, cities such as Changsha, Shenyang, and Chongqing have not announced the complete cancellation of card opening fees, but they often release time-limited "0 card opening" activities. From June 28 to July 31, 2020, Hunan Changsha Xiaoxiang All in One Card official account issued a notice that Huawei Wallet APP could open a free [Huawei Pay Xiaoxiang Card] at the original price of 10 yuan. Four months later, the electronic Xiaoxiang card launched a one-month "0 yuan card opening activity". On August 12, 2022, the Xiaoxiang all-in-one card official account announced that from now on, the Xiaoxiang card and public transport card will be opened at 0 yuan, fully entering the "zero threshold" era of NFC.

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