Free incoming call packages in Beijing

时间：2007-02-05 00:28:50

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Feb.2 - Beijing Mobile Corporation has announced it will offer a new service package starting next Thursday that allows subscribers to receive incoming calls for free.

 

That is the first time ever that the Beijing Mobile, a municipal branch of China Mobile, has provided a payment package with free incoming calls, following a similar scheme made by Guangdong Unicom that went into effect on Thursday.

 

The company said the package is only available for users of GoTone, a high-end service provided by China Mobile for business people.

 

Four categories are available for subscribers, the company said, ranging from between 99 yuan (about US$12) to 299 yuan (about US$37). They mainly differ in the prices of local calls.

 

Users can subscribe1 to the new package on the company's website or by sending a text messaage.

 

Beijing residents have long complained about the high price of mobile communication given that both incoming and outgoing calls are charged, unlike fixed-line telephones, which only charge for outgoing calls.

 

However, mobile operators have refused to budge2, insisting on charging for both outgoing and incoming calls under the pretense3 of making meets end.

 

In an early interview with Economic Information Daily, experts said the dual-charging system was initiated4 for mobile operators in their early stages to recoup investments. However, the system is outdated5 and should be cancelled since mobile operators are among most lucrative6 enterprises in the country.

 
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1 subscribe 6Hozu     
vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助
参考例句：
  • I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
  • The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。
2 budge eSRy5     
v.移动一点儿；改变立场
参考例句：
  • We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
  • She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。
3 pretense yQYxi     
n.矫饰，做作，借口
参考例句：
  • You can't keep up the pretense any longer.你无法继续伪装下去了。
  • Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。
4 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。
5 outdated vJTx0     
adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时
参考例句：
  • That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
  • Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
6 lucrative dADxp     
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
参考例句：
  • He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
  • It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

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