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Hong Kong Confiscates Illegal Mobile Phone Jamming Devices

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:17:37 +0000

A joint raid conducted yesterday by the Hong Kong police and Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority was aimed at curtailing the sale of illegal mobile phone jammers. The raid was aimed at the Shamshuipo area against radio dealers who were suspected of selling mobile phone jammers. In the operation, OFTA claims a total [...]

Hong Kong Telecom Operators Publish Mobile Service Stats

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:24:39 +0000

Hong Kong mobile network operators have published the first batch of mobile broadband service performance statistics against their performance pledges, according to Hong Kong Office of the Telecommunications Authority. These service performance statistics cover the last quarter of 2010. "With the publication of these performance statistics, consumers will be able to monitor the performance of [...]

Mobile Consumers In Hong Kong Protected By New Contract Code

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:26:42 +0000

A new code of conduct for telecommunications companies' interactions with mobile consumers in Hong Kong is gaining accolades from the government. Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority says it welcomes the efforts of the Communications Association of Hong Kong in promulgating the "Industry Code of Practice for Telecommunications Service Contracts" for adoption by the [...]

Hong Kong Promotes Broadband Access Networks

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:52:24 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced a new initiative to promote the installation of fiber-based broadband access networks in residential buildings through the introduction of a voluntary building registration scheme. "Hong Kong has the most advanced communications network infrastructure in the world. A recent study conducted by the University of Oxford reveals that [...]

Hong Kong Telecommunications Service Auction Planned For Early 2011

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:37 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority is inviting companies to participate in the auction of radio spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands for the provision of public mobile telecommunications services in Hong Kong. OFTA's information memorandum sets out the minimum spectrum utilization fee for each frequency band, the auction [...]

Mobile Operators Respond To Shocked Hong Kong Mobile Phone Users

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:09:51 +0000

Responding to complaints from mobile phone consumers in Hong Kong about hidden telecommunications fees and high bills, Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has taken action. OFTA has published measures that have been implemented by individual mobile operators to prevent what it calls "mobile bill shock". These measures include allowing customers to opt-out of [...]

Hong Kong Provides Most Economical Local Broadband In Asia

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:15:48 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority reports that a study released by the Asia Pacific Carriers' Coalition shows Hong Kong provides the most economical local broadband access services in the Asia Pacific region. The prices of broadband leased lines in Hong Kong at transmission speed of 1.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 45 Mbps and 155 Mbps [...]

HK Mobile Operators Pledge Better Services For Consumers

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:49:38 +0000

A new initiative in Hong Kong will allow mobile phone users to make better choices of mobile broadband services following the publication of performance pledges by mobile network operators. This is a joint initiative of Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority and the industry aiming at increasing the transparency of the service level of and [...]

Consumer Protection Enhanced For Hong Kong Mobile Phone Users

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:01:03 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority this week issued a new code of practicemore....

Hong Kong Chooses New Telecom Equipment Certification Companies

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:51:02 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has accredited four local certification bodies to provide a full range of equipment testing and certification services on a non-exclusive basis. The first batch of four LCBs accredited to provide testing and certification services are Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre Limited, Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong Limited, SGS [...]

CEPA: Hong Kong Telephone Cards Allowed To Be Sold In Guangdong

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:56:46 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Guangdong Communications Administration have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to allow Hong Kong service suppliers to distribute fixed-line and mobile telephone cards in Guangdong province, but for use in [...]

Trident Loses Mobile Virtual Network Operator License In Hong Kong

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:02:27 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority states that a mobile virtual network operator, Trident Telecom Ventures Limited, had notified OFTA that it relinquished its license to OFTA. MVNO services of Trident have been suspended since December 1, 2008, when its service agreement with its hosting mobile network operator was terminated because of a contractual dispute. [...]

Fixed Mobile Number Portability Becomes Voluntary In Hong Kong

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:05:53 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has decided to allow telecommunications operators to provide a fixed mobile number portability service on a voluntary basis. To gauge the market demand for the FMNP service before deciding whether to introduce the service , the OFTA commissioned an independent consultant to conduct a market survey in early 2008. [...]

Hong Kong Concludes Bids For Radio Spectrum Auction

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:02:08 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that three mobile network operators have successfully bid for a total of 9.6 MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz frequency band at a total of upfront spectrum utilization fee of HKD46.1 million. Three incumbent mobile network operators took part in the spectrum auction. Conducted on an [...]

Internet Auction Will Decide Who Wins Radio Spectrum Bids In Hong Kong

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:19:20 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has invited applications from existing mobile network operators to participate in the online auction of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, which is scheduled to be held in June 2009. "There has been significant growth of mobile telephony services in Hong Kong over the past years. As of [...]

Hong Kong's Fixed-Mobile Interconnection Charges Now De-regulated

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:02:04 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has issued a statement that the regulatory guidance on fixed-mobile interconnection charge in favor of the mobile party's network pay model will be withdrawn as planned today when the two-year transition period ends. The interconnection charge for fixed-mobile interconnection will thereafter be settled among fixed and mobile operators by [...]

Hong Kong Boasts Mobile Phone Penetration Rate Of 163%

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:10:00 +0000

In its drive to become a true wireless city, Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has published for the first time the statistics of local mobile data usage, which showcase a surge to 147 Terabytes as of January 2009, or an average amount of 44 Mbytes per 2.5G/3G mobile user for that particular month. Apart [...]

Hong Kong Adjusts Fees Applied To Encourage Efficient Use Of Telephone Numbers

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:00:50 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that the application of the annual number fee will be extended to public radio paging and mobile virtual network services on June 1, 2009. The license fee for each mobile station will also be reduced from HKD18 to HKD8 per year. Public radio paging and mobile virtual network [...]

Hong Kong's Radio Spectrum Auction For Broadband Wireless Services Concludes

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:43:04 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands has been completed, with Genius Brand, CSL, and China Mobile as big winners bidding a total of HKD1.5 billion. The three companies successfully bid for a total of 90 MHz of radio spectrum in [...]

Hong Kong Agrees On Privatization Of PCCW

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:35:45 +0000

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has announced that it has agreed on allowing privatizing PCCW, one of the largest and most comprehensive communications providers in Hong Kong.

A spokesperson from the OFTA says the director of OFTA believes that the privatization of PCCW ... Read More>>