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Friday, 11 January 2008
Rumours suggest Unicom split imminent
Shares in China Unicom have jumped on the back of speculation that it will sell its wireless networks to rivals. Unicom shares have surged 30% in the last six months on speculation that Beijing will break up the carrier by selling its GSM and CDMA networks to fixed line operators China Telecom and China Netcom in a bid to increase competition in the world's largest wireless market by users.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/11/china-telecoms-closer-markets-equity-cx_vk_0111markets07.html?partner=yahootix