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Private Companies Outcompete Public Ones

November 07,2005

By STAFF EDITOR

In its 2005 report on the competitiveness of Chinese business, the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that while China's public companies have gotten more competitive, as a whole they are still not as competitive as unlisted companies. As a result, reports China Securities Journal, there still remain areas for improvement in the nation's market structure.

China To Annouce 3G licenses in 2006

October 28,2005

By STAFF EDITOR

100 Million: The Monthly Cost of Underground Telephony

September 26,2005

By STAFF EDITOR

While the news that China's major telecoms were preparing to block SkypeOut and other PC-to-phone services raised an outcry from private users of VoIP, other casualties of this implementation of already-existing regulations are underground VoIP service providers. These "net-talk cafes," which offer VoIP-based long-distance service for a cost of 0.3 yuan (US$0.037) per minute, exist in a regulatory grey area - it is uncertain whether they should be treated as telecom providers, which would make them illegal, or if they are merely offering value-added services.

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As one of the two mobile phone operators in China, China Unicom Limited engages in cellular business in 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. It has a global system for mobile, GSM, communications and CDMA. It is also a provder of international and domestic long-distance calls, data and Internet services, and other related telecommunication value-added businesses. China Unicom has constructed a broadband optical fiber transmission network in the Mainland as a shared platform that supports the operations of cellular business, international and domestic long-distance calls, data and Internet. In the first quarter of 2006, China Unicom had revenues rose 10 percent to 22.9 billion yuan and net income rose 31 percent to 1.39 billion yuan, boosted by higher sales from its GSM business and increased income from the CDMA business. Together with China Mobile, China Unicom is a major competitor for the expected 3G license.

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	Private Companies Outcompete Public Ones November 07,2005 By STAFF EDITOR In its 2005 report on the competitiveness of Chinese business, the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that while China's public companies have gotten more competitive, as a whole they are still not as competitive as unlisted companies. As a result, reports China Securities Journal, there still remain areas for improvement in the nation's market structure. China To Annouce 3G licenses in 2006 October 28,2005 By STAFF EDITOR . 100 Million: The Monthly Cost of Underground Telephony September 26,2005 By STAFF EDITOR While the news that China's major telecoms were preparing to block SkypeOut and other PC-to-phone services raised an outcry from private users of VoIP, other casualties of this implementation of already-existing regulations are underground VoIP service providers. These "net-talk cafes," which offer VoIP-based long-distance service for a cost of 0.3 yuan (US$0.037) per minute, exist in a regulatory grey area - it is uncertain whether they should be treated as telecom providers, which would make them illegal, or if they are merely offering value-added services. 1 2 3 4 5 6	As one of the two mobile phone operators in China, China Unicom Limited engages in cellular business in 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. It has a global system for mobile, GSM, communications and CDMA. It is also a provder of international and domestic long-distance calls, data and Internet services, and other related telecommunication value-added businesses. China Unicom has constructed a broadband optical fiber transmission network in the Mainland as a shared platform that supports the operations of cellular business, international and domestic long-distance calls, data and Internet. In the first quarter of 2006, China Unicom had revenues rose 10 percent to 22.9 billion yuan and net income rose 31 percent to 1.39 billion yuan, boosted by higher sales from its GSM business and increased income from the CDMA business. Together with China Mobile, China Unicom is a major competitor for the expected 3G license. Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day. MOST POPULAR Jiangxi Copper 1H net profit up 35% Merger of Yunnan cigarette makers rumored China’s cartoon industry to make up 1% of GDP: Morgan Stanley Shenzhen Coship Electronics takes full control of software subsidiary Changshu opens China’s largest kids' ware center Shanghai to host 3rd environment expo in September Shandong's Rizhao Port to upgrade handling capacity Battery vehicle plant launched in Tianjin Private sector makes inroads into Chinese shipbuilding industry Electric device maker spins off property business Go to Complete List >

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