China Issues Long-awaited 3G Licenses

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China's telecommunications supervisor on Wednesday issued long-awaited third-generation (3G) mobile phone licenses to three mobile operators, a move that is expected to lead to billions of dollars being invested in building new networks.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said China's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, was awarded a license for TD-SCDMA, the domestically-developed 3G standard.

The other two main carriers, China Telecom and China Unicom, received licenses for the U.S.-developed CDMA2000 and Europe's WCDMA, respectively.

The 3G high-speed networks can handle faster data downloads, allowing handset users to make video calls and watch TV programs.

The government sees the development of 3G networks as an important step in boosting domestic demand and optimizing telecom market competition.

Industry analysts predicted fierce competition for 3G market share among the three carriers.

While WCDMA and CDMA2000 are viewed as having more mature 3G technology that's available around the world, the domestically developed TD-SCDMA has a government pledge of "strong support."

An on-line survey at on Wednesday found that 65 percent of the 130,000 respondents said they would choose 3G network service.

China Mobile leads the domestic telecom market with more than 400 million mobile users, two-thirds of the total.

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新浪科技讯 7日14:30消息,工业和信息化部为中国移动、中国电信和中国联通发放3张第三代移动通信(3G)牌照,此举标志着我国正式进入3G时代。

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其中,批准中国移动增加基于TD-SCDMA技术制式的3G牌照,中国电信增加基于CDMA2000技术制式的3G牌照,中国联通增加基于WCDMA技术制式的3G牌照。TD-SCDMA为我国拥有自主产权的3G技术标准。

工业和信息化部表示,按照近期国务院的部署和要求,工业和信息化部依照法定审批程序,及时受理中国移动、中国电信和中国联通的书面申请,对三企业的财务资质、业务发展和实施、网络规划建设和互联互通等内容进行严格审查,于1月6日批准3家企业的经营许可变更,增加了3G业务经营许可。

中国移动负责人表示,将以推动自主创新、发展TD-SCDMA为己任,全力以赴做好TD-SCDMA建设和运营工作,扩大网络覆盖,丰富业务种类,为广大用户提供优质高效的3G服务。中国电信、中国联通负责人均表示,将严格执行相关监管政策,适时推出3G业务,满足客户日益增长的多样化综合信息服务需求。

此前,2008年12月31日上午,国务院常务会议研究同意启动第三代移动通信(3G)牌照发放工作,明确工业和信息化部按照程序做好相关工作。当天下午,工业和信息化部立即召开专题会议,认真学习贯彻国务院常务会议精神。

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