The Telecom Service Regulations, which had been reviewed and approved during the eighth affairs meeting of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), took effect this week.

PacificNet's (PACT.PK) Guangdong subsidiary, PacificNet YueShen Foshan has signed an agreement to become a designated integrated services distributor of China Mobile (CHL), and to distribute its mobile communication products, SIM cards, re-chargeable and prepaid calling cards.

Datang Mobile, founder and pioneer of China's TD-SCDMA technology standard, and Chenxun Technology have formally announced that Datang Mobile will partner with Simcom, an affiliate of Chenxun Technology, on TD-SCDMA development.

China Satellitecom Group has signed an agreement with Alcatel Space Aviation Corporation for the purchase of new satellite systems.

China Cable and Communication's (CCCI.OB) part-owned company Beijing Jin Zhi Cheng ShangMao Limited and Zhong Dian Tong (Beijing) Digital TV Development Company have signed an agreement to allow CCCI to reach an additional 1.1 million cable TV subscribers, crossing over 4 Chinese provinces, with special Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) … Read More>>

City Telecom's (CTEL) Hong Kong Broadband Network subsidiary has today launched its bb1000 broadband service, a symmetric 1Gbps Internet access service for the residential market.

China Netcom's Public Telephone Management Department has this week finished installing 200 Little Smart (PAS) telephone booths in urban Beijing areas that are not covered by communications cables.

UTStarcom has signed infrastructure contracts with China Netcom and China Telecom to expand each respective operator's existing IP-based Personal Access System (PAS) networks.

The Telecommunications Management Bureau of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) yesterday held an internal meeting called "Mobile Phone Quality and After-Sales Service", re-emphasizing its control and supervision over the mobile phone industry.

Beijing Mobile and Beijing Unicom will this week launch small denomination prepaid cards for consumers in China's capital city.

After many local media yesterday published a report that said China Unicom and China Netcom would merge, today top management from China Unicom are denying the rumor.

China Netcom has announced its annual results for the year ending December 31, 2004. Consolidated revenue reached CNY64,922 million and net profit reached CNY 9,248 million, representing an increase of CNY5,024 million and CNY20,359 million, respectively, over the previous year.

Via the Beijing Municipal Department of Industry and Commerce and the Beijing Consumers' Association, Beijing Telecom has issued a warning to consumers about a scam in the capital.