China Mobile has acquired mobile numbers starting with "188" for its TD-SCDMA network, reports qq.com. China Mobile will likely begin releasing these numbers nationwide after it releases TD-SCDMA numbers in Qingdao and Baoding in mid-July, said the report. Including the newly obtained 100 million "188" numbers, China mobile now possesses 130 million TD-SCDMA mobile network numbers, said the report. Rumor has it that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will award China Mobile with "189" numbers as well.

Source:pacificepoch