Addiction in Hong Kong: Possible line is the worlds most expensive monthly fee!
July 3rd, 2009 58 views[Author: Stone IP]
Today, with Mr. Shi will brief you on Hong Kongs most expensive plan costs. Hong Kong, the only existing CDMA telecommunications operators - PCCW PCCW (Isabella Leong is the boyfriend - Richard Li, the company) to provide CDMA2000 1XEVDO services, monthly fee HKD $ 3888, approximately RMB3, 427 million and signed 24 months CDMA services (and to be on the first two phases of pre-paid fees). Therefore, users need to complete the contract to pay a minimum of HKD $ 93,312, about RMB82, 263. Expensive monthly fee, some people are willing to pay it?
PCCW and close friend pointed out that even if users are willing to pay this price, PCCW users still need to pass a means test (similar to the credit card), such as a number of conditions, very harsh. PCCW can be said that they do not want to use the network. Why? That we must first understand the development of CDMA in Hong Kong.
Hong Kongs telecommunications network has been the main GSM network, while CDMA operators have emerged, but the rate significantly less than GSM networks, the use of a small number. CDMA can not be replaced and the SIM Card, to the love of the people of Hong Kong to replace the phone is not easy, so only a few people to use CDMA.
In PCCW, Hong Kong had a WCDMA operators - Hutchison Telecommunications (is that the iPhone has been the exclusive home to sell - 3HK). At that time, and Hutchison Telecom claims 40,000 of its WCDMA network to use, but then the user continues to drop. A result, the Hong Kong Government in 2004 to recover the existing WCDMA license expression and thus the meaning of the provision of CDMA2000.
Although this approach has a 3G license by Hutchison Telecom and other 3G license holders opposition, but eventually the Hong Kong Government announced the resumption of land at the time of the WCDMA license by PCCW to the upset bid for 7,600 million new CDMA2000 license.
Market rumors that the Hong Kong Government launched CDMA2000 services, this is to enable China Unicom to pave the way to enter Hong Kong 3G market, but eventually give up China Unicom, the Hong Kong Government by surprise, but also the PCCW I inadvertently eat.
In order to comply with the Hong Kong Government on the coverage of the licensing requirements and the deposit will not be resumed, PCCW in Hong Kong will be the laying of CDMA2000 networks, but only part of the urban and New Territories covered by the city. In practice the use of an acceptable failure. PCCW and also did not make any major publicity, but the monthly fee set at HKD $ 3,888 of this price, it seems to be do not want anyone to use the network.
Why was this so? Prey such as lobbying, as long as there is no user, it will not open on the PCCW tower, but also do not have the actual service, could generate savings. Why, then, PCCW does not give up the license? From a commercial point of view, got to pay the license, of course, can not be abandoned, and the use of the license period of fifteen years, who knows it may be useful to fifteen years the license of chance? Therefore, there is no reason to give up ah!
PCCW and as long as the outcome of the negotiations with the Government, the Government is willing to amend the terms, restrictions liberalization, that PCCW may be able to use other CDMA technology, the provision of services. I hope the coming days, PCCW to launch CDMA services affordable, so that Hong Kong people can use the CDMA network it! However HKD $ 3,888 monthly fee for this price, it should be without parallel in history, no past it!
