China Mobile, China Unicom cut rates

China Mobile, China Unicom cut rates
6/14/2006, From June 9, China Mobile will adopt the same roaming rate for international and Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan users. This new rate will include 50% cut on calling in service, GPRS roaming service and  **139 service. State press reported today. Take Germany as an example, new rate only cost soccer fans 14.99Yuan per minute if they call back to China from Germany. Befort this adjustment, the cost will be 18.15 Yuan per minute. During the world cup 2006 period, soccer fans can even enjoy lower rate.

Not only China Mobile, China Unicom also said they were considering price reduction. From an Unicom sponsered International carriers conference hold in Shanghai today, China Unicom were negotiating with those foreign carriers on roaming rate cutting.