The chairman of China Unicom, (0762.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) Chang Xiaobing, may become chief executive of China Mobile (0941.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) as part of a reshuffling of China’s telecommunication industry that is expected to begin later in May, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Monday.
The South China Morning Post cited market sources as saying [...]
While the China telecommunications industry has this year reduced fees for roaming calls, it has failed to introduced other planned policies such as a caller-pays billing system, an industry restructure and carrier switch with the same number.
This means there’s still a long way to go before the Chinese telecommunications industry becomes open, transparent and fair.
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The telecom industry restructuring plan is expected to be announced within the first half of the year, for implementation after the Olympic Games in August, the official Shanghai Securities News reported, citing sources close to the matter.
Regulators will also announce changes in the senior management of China’s four main telecom firms at that time.
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Chinese Web search engine operator Baidu.com Inc. said Tuesday that it signed an agreement with China Netcom Group Corp. under which the companies will jointly provide a Baidu-powered Web search page for China Netcom users.
Beijing-based Baidu said that users who try to visit an incorrect or nonexistent URL will be redirected to the jointly designed [...]
Baidu.com, the leading Chinese language Internet search engine, announced yesterday that it signed an agreement with China Netcom Group Corp (CNC) to jointly provide a Baidu-powered Internet search page for CNC users.
Under the terms of agreement, Baidu’s leading Internet search service will be leveraged to help CNC Internet users find information they need online more [...]
China may unveil a plan for phone companies to offer both fixed-line and mobile services “soon,” Sina.com reported yesterday, citing Xi Guohua, deputy minister of the Industry and Information.
The government aims to reform the nation’s telecommunications industry to speed up its development, Sina.com cited Xi as saying on Wednesday.
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