China Telecom Buys 5M Customized CDMA Handsets

China Telecom has purchased 5 million customized CDMA handsets from telecom equipment providers including Samsung, ZTE, Hisense and Amoi. China Telecom purchased 1 million phones from Samsung, 900,000 from ZTE, 500,000 from Hisense and 20,000 smart phones -- with a market price of RMB 3,000 -- from Amoi. LG and China Wireless Technologies Limited subsidiary Yulong Computer Communication Technology also won CDMA phone contracts from the telecom operator.

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