Rumour has it that China Mobile (zh-cn), the current entrenched leader of mainland China mobile market, is now trying to buy out the mobile phones released by China Telecom (zh-cn) from customers who have bought the phone and service, paying decent financial compensations as well as promotions of its own network service.
These 2 telecommunication and mobile solution providers have long been in competition with each other. It was reported that in the campus of International Studies School of Xi’an, one of the major cities in western China, a few allegedly China Mobile salesmen were trying to buy in all China Telecom mobile phones from whoever purchased and had one. Some say it was intended as a strong response to the China Telecom’s recent launch of a promotional campaign that gives a grand total of 1500 minutes mobile service free to those who switch to them from China Mobile.
China Telecom has now set out collecting evidence and proof of China Mobile’s illegal moves for monopolistic advantage by unfair competition, paying bounties up to 100,000 CNY (approx. $15,000 USD) to those who submit them as a witness.
