Happy life in Xinjiang
2014 China Hainan Int'l Automotive Exhibition kicks off
Collection of 'China Dream' public-spirited ads
The silent holy stones
University students take care of giant pandas
Leading lady a true legend
China Pan-Asia Stone Expo held in Kunming
Taiwan woman marries into Kazak family, 100 sheep plus a flat as dowry
College girls take graduation photos under water in Chongqing
Cartoon: Xi and football
BEIJING, July 11 -- China's three telecom carriers will jointly set up a firm engaging in communications facilities services, the country's largest operator China Mobile said Friday.
China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom entered into a promoters' agreement Friday to establish China Communications Facilities Services Corporation Limited, China Mobile said in a statement on the website of its Hong Kong-listed branch.
The new company will focus mainly on construction, maintenance and operation of telecommunications towers and ancillary facilities, as well as the provision of outsourced services of base station equipment maintenance, the statement said.
Total registered capital of the new company will be 10 billion yuan (1.63 billion U.S. dollars). China Mobile will hold 40 percent of shares, while China Unicom will have 30.1 percent and China Telecom 29.9 percent.
Setting up the new company can reduce redundant construction of telecom infrastructure, optimize investment efficiency and further promote sharing of telecom infrastructure, according to the statement.
The three parties are at a preliminary stage in considering potential injections of certain telecom assets into the new firm, China Mobile said.
How Chinese men kill the time when their wives practice square dancing?
Chinese Navy frogmen in training: photos
Lishui, city of longevity with 186 healthy men above 100 years old
Hong Kong Fashion Festival kicks off
Germany crush Brazil to advance to World Cup final
Danish badminton team plays Chinese social media users on Asia tour
Art on eggshells
Test flight of Russian amphibian BE-103 in Shenyang, NE China
Stewardesses of CHR trains experience walk with white cane
Picturesque Bashang Prairie through lens
'Finding Nemo' in Seattle Aquarium
28 old villages in Hunan under preservation
Anti-terrorism drills held in Luliang, Shanxi province
Hot weather drives citizens to play mahjong in water
Largest domestic UAV exhibition held in BeijingDay|Week|Month