Market Chatter: Complaints Force China's Telecom Giants to End 'Free Phone' Offers

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Sep 28

China Mobile (SHA:600941, HKG:0941), China Telecom (SHA:601728, HKG:0728), and China Unicom (HKG:0762) suspended their "free phone" offers, following a wave of customer complaints, The Standard reported Sunday.

The promotions appeared to offer a free handset upon subscribing to a telecom plan, but customers said they were required to sign loan contracts with repayments billed monthly, according to the report.

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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