China United
Telecommunications
Corporation
("China
Unicom")
was established
on July
19th, 1994
with the
approval
of the State
Council.
The birth
of China
Unicom marked
a major
step in
the reform
of China's
telecom
industry
and ever
since, the
company
has played
an active
role in
breaking
monopoly,
introducing
competition,
improving
customer
service
and promoting
growth.
China Unicom
is also a state-controlled
limited liability
company, with the
legal person status
residing in the
headquarters. The
State government
owns 79.72% of the
company's equity.
China Unicom is
the only telecom
operator in China
that delivers a
full range of telecom
services. With subsidiaries
in all of the 31
provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities
across China and
Macao SAR, the company's
business scope covers
GSM and CDMA mobile
communications services,
mobile value-added
services, domestic
and international
long-distance telephone
services via the
access number of
193, local telephone
services in permitted
areas (Tianjin,
Sichuan and Chongqing),
data communications
services, Internet
services via the
access number of
16500, IP phone
services via access
numbers of 17910
and 17911, satellite
communications services
(excluding the space
segment), as well
as other related
services approved
by the State government.
In year
2005, based
upon market
situation
and the
actual con
itions of
the enterprise
itself,
and catering
to the needs
to abide
by the concept
of scientific
development,
China Unicom
firmly established
its strategies
for development
on the basis
of ration,
practicality
and activeness,
which can
be outlined
as follows:
persisting
in market
orientation
to speed
up efficient
development;
harnessing
the scope
of investment
to raise
investment
returns;
enhancing
basic management
and improving
execution
capability
with a view
to realize
the change
of development
mode from
emphasizing
on bigger
quantity
to emphasizing
on profits
as a result
of proper
scale. Hence,
the company
had continued
a solid
growth trend:
both GSM
and CDMA
networks
were developing
efficiently,
with the
GSM business
seeing a
steady growth
and the
CDMA business
seeing rapid
growth.
While our
gross revenue
continued
to grow
steadily,
our cost
control measures
gained substantial
effects so that
the company's profit
level is further
improved, taking
a new step forward
in the company's
development history.
Today, China Unicom
is the third largest
mobile operator
and the second largest
CDMA operator in
the world.
In face of new situations
and opportunities,
the people at China
Unicom are making
their best efforts
with great enthusiasm
and high morale
to develop itself
into a world-class
and integrated communication
and information
services provider
as soon as possible.
Special care
China Unicom is
famous for its CDMA
network service.
But comparing with
China mobile, the
recharge is worse
experience. It is
because that the
SIM card has different
plan, and the each
plan requires a
different recharge
card. Even your
SIM card’s coverage
is national Shanghai,
the recharge card
you purchased there
may also turn into
a problem.
Avoiding the dilemma,
it is better to
sign up the recharge
service with the
professional service
provider who has
branch offices in
most countries in
China. Therefore,
no matter when and
where you run out
of the minutes,
your SIM card can
be refilled with
one call.
The top three service
providers in China
are:
www.pandaphone.com
--- provides you
with PIN code recharge
service, personal
recharge service
and automatically
recharge, the top
one provider in
China.
www.chinamobilecard.com
--- provides you
with PIN code recharge
service. If you
purchase the SIM
card there and sign
up the recharge
service, you may
get a big discount.
www.refillchinasim.com
--- provides you
with PIN code recharge
service and automatically
recharge service.
The access code
for international
calls is available;
you can sign up
the access code
service with $0
at any time.
