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Article: BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - JAN 12, 2009.
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- January 12, 2009
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Business in Asia on Jan 12, 2009. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities:
CHINA MOBILE TO SPEND $US8.6 BLN ON BUILDING 3G BASE STATIONS
BEIJING - China Mobile (HKSE:0941), the biggest mobile operator in the country, plans to invest 58.8 billion yuan ($US8.6 billion) to build 60,000 base stations in 2009 to expand its third generation (3G) mobile phone network, the company announced here on Saturday. Upon completion, the total number of China Mobile's 3G network base stations will top 80,000, covering 70 per cent of the cities at the ...