Taking a cue from India's cut-throat tariff war in the telecom sector, China's three mobile operators have decided to abolish domestic roaming charges."We are extremely delighted that GSMA's call to bring an end to domestic roaming fees has received resounding support from the leading operators in China, the largest telecoms market in the world," Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, GSM Association said.China Telecommunications Corp, China Mobile Communications Corp and China United Network Communications Group Ltd will end inter-province roaming fees by October, this year.Mittal, who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of India's leading mobile firm Bharti Airtel, said the plan to eliminate domestic roaming fees will not just promote customer convenience by ending 'bill shocks' but help boost usage by customers through adoption of network technologies to augment productivity, innovation and economic growth. "We are sure operators in other countries will take the cue from China's ...
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