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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>>

Enforcement Action Against Suspected Illegal Radio Broadcasting In Hong Kong

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:33:18 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has mounted an enforcement operation against the Citizens' Radio which is suspected of using illegal radio transmitters for broadcasting.

"Under the authority of court warrant, OFTA officers entered the premises in Chai Wan and seized one set of radio transmitter. During the operation, three ... Read More>>

Hong Kong's CDMA2000 Mobile Network Finally Launched

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:03:17 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited has launched CDMA2000 mobile service in Hong Kong.

This new service will enable visitors from other parts of the world to use their CDMA2000/CDMA IS-95 mobile phones to roam with the company's CDMA2000 network in Hong Kong. The CDMA2000 ... Read More>>

Hong Kong Aims To Be Wireless City With New Radio Spectrum Bids

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:03:19 +0000

Hong Kong is boosting its wireless broadband services with an invitation for applications for bidding on its new radio spectrum services.

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority is inviting applications for Hong Kong's Broadband Wireless Access licenses. The OFTA's just-released memorandum sets out the minimum spectrum utilization fees for the ... Read More>>

China Tietong Hong Kong Gains Telecom Unified Carrier License

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:02:42 +0000

According to China Tietong, its Hong Kong branch has gained a telecommunications unified carrier license from the Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Relying on its advantages in the railway sector, China Tietong founded its Hong Kong branch, which specially focuses on international projects, in 2008. ... Read More>>