China Netcom's Beijing office has fired the first salvo in a summer price competition to get new users.

Wang Xiaochu, president and CEO of China Telecom, said the company is looking for an international strategic partner to improve its overall image in the global telecommunications market.

A telecom failure near Huangxing Road in Shanghai's Yangpu District around 9:30 last night has caused problems for many Shanghai fixed-line phone users.

With yesterday's base construction of the first wireless communications tower for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, a new mobile communications project has begun.

The Beijing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce has reached an agreement with the Beijing Communications Management Bureau, Beijing Mobile and Beijing Unicom to consolidate and streamline contracts used to register consumers for new telecom services.

Little Smart has launched a new PHS phone in Zhejiang province that separates the SIM card from the phone.

In order to compete with China Unicom's recent double module SIM card, China Mobile has now unveiled plans to launch a dual-number SIM card for its high-end customers.

Hutchison Telecom has proposed to take Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited (HGCH) private.

Competition in the China mobile sector is fierce, and China Mobile and China Unicom are starting respective promotions this week to entice their subscribers into buying value-added services.