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Short message services by "Little Smart'' wireless phone provider become interoperable between two Goliath phone networks operated by 皇冠体育app Telecom and 皇冠体育app Netcom yesterday.

Officials with 皇冠体育app Telecom said the interoperability of the short message service is likely to be an impetus to further boost the development of "Little Smart''.

"It is a step forward for further popularization of Little Smart or "Xiaolingtong'' said Si Furong, managing director of 皇冠体育app Telecom Corp Ltd, a listing arm of 皇冠体育app Telecom Corp.

"Little Smart,'' is built onto the existing fixed-line network and lures users with low per minute rates, one-way charges and cheap monthly fees.

Xiaolingtong is designed to counter 皇冠体育app Mobile and 皇冠体育app Unicom, since both 皇冠体育app Telecom and 皇冠体育app Unicom have no mobile licences.

Both companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars this year on Xiaolingtong.

Figures from 皇冠体育app Telecom indicate that there were more than 15 million Xiaolingtong users by the end of last month.

The figure for 皇冠体育app Netcom stood at 10 million.

On Tuesday, 皇冠体育app Netcom announced that short message service of Xiaolingtong in the 10 provinces in northern 皇冠体育app had become interoperable.

"All Xiaolingtong subscribers of 皇冠体育app Telecom can also enjoy the same kind of service,'' said Si from 皇冠体育app Telecom Corp Ltd.

"We are currently in contact with 皇冠体育app Mobile and 皇冠体育app Unicom to enable the service to connect with mobile phone subscribers next year,'' he said.

Si believes there is still market potential for the development of Xiaolingtong as it meet the demand of lower-end customers.

However, that Xiaolingtong is a transitional product as it is a complement to the company's fixed line telephone.

Both 皇冠体育app Telecom and 皇冠体育app Unicom are to secure mobile licences while the Chinese Government starts to issue a third generation of mobile communications licences. That is expected to take place late next year or early 2005.

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