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China Telecom Shapes Up As Leading China Mobile Competitor

In an earlier article, I talked about my take on the telecom shakeup in China in May. Three months after, it looks more like China Mobile is being slapped down by the State Council for growing too big too fast and being overly aggressive and dominant in... ...full story at China Vortex

from China Vortex on Sat, Aug 30 2008

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