Beijing Unicom, a local branch of China's second largest mobile
phone operator China Unicom Ltd., has announced subscribers can
enjoy free incoming calls from Wednesday.
According to a Beijing Unicom spokesman, the free calls are only
available to users in Beijing at present due to "complicated
charging policies".
Beijing Unicom's rival Beijing Mobile, local branch of China's
largest mobile operator China Mobile Ltd., started providing free
incoming calls packages for a monthly prepaid fee on Feb. 8.
Beijing Unicom has about 7 million users while the number of
Beijing Mobile subscribers exceeds 10 million.
(Xinhua News Agency February 15, 2007)