The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's (MIIT) Telecommunications Administration Bureau and related departments issued a draft document for review suggesting that issuance of TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and CDMA2000 3G licenses to domestic operators be completed by years end.
The document also gave China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) permission to initiate full-service operations, but required that the operator not invest in China Tietong's fixed-line services. This would mean that if the document is passed, then China Mobile will be temporarily unable to promote integrated mobile/fixed-line services.
