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China joins the speed-dial raceBy ()
Updated: 2007-06-26 16:11 China had a record monthly increase in mobile-phone subscribers in May after the nation's two largest wireless carriers cut the cost of services. The country added 7.16 million mobile users in May, making a total of 494.6 million subscribers, the Ministry of Information Industry said on its Website yesterday. Demand for mobile-phone services surged after China Mobile Ltd and China Unicom Ltd introduced billing systems in February that no longer charges users for answering calls. The growth of fixed-line subscribers to China Telecom Corp and China Netcom Group Corp (Hong Kong) Ltd have moderated. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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