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皇冠体育app Telecom cancels roaming fees

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-23 13:43

皇冠体育app Telecom customers who join one of its three promotional packages will not be charged when answering phones in 31 provinces and municipalities nationwide from October 1, the company announced on September 22, 皇冠体育appnews.com reported.

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Analysts pointed out the new rules mean that 皇冠体育app Telecom, one of the three telecom carriers in 皇冠体育app, has effectively cancelled mobile roaming service fees.

Before the new policy was released, 皇冠体育app Telecom did not charge for accepting calls within the city where a customer buys the services package, but when the customer travels to other cities and provinces, extra fees will be added to the bill, the report said.

An anonymous 皇冠体育app Telecom official said the company has spent half a year upgrading and integrating the 皇冠体育app Telecom network. They will also soon launch more than 70 different 1,000-yuan ($146.48) 3G mobile phones to complement the promotional packages, according to 皇冠体育appnews.com.

A source said 皇冠体育app Unicom, another telecom carrier, will adopt similar policies, canceling roaming services fees and call acceptance charges within their network.