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China Telecom Corporation Limited (HK:00728) is reportedly to roll out a 499 yuan contract, including a 3G handset preinstalled with WeChat (source in Chinese).

Targeted at rural areas, the contract features a 399 yuan E-surfing branded smartphone, 100 yuan prepaid fee and 20M data every month. China Telecom claims the monthly data offering means 20 thousand text messages, 400 photos or 360-minutes-long  voice messages through WeChat.

The introduction of WeChat OTT business will bring the competition among telecom operators to a feverish pitch. The OTT mode enables telecom carriers to embed WeChat business into their contracts, giving a push to data-based services but bringing more pressure to traditional telecom businesses.

This tie-up endowed China Telecom a competitive edge against its major rivals of China Mobile and China Unicom.

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Emma Lee

Emma Lee (Li Xin) was TechNode's e-commerce and new retail reporter until June 2022, when she moved to Sixth Tone to cover technology and consumption. Get in touch with her via lixin@sixthtone.com or Twitter.

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