Long Distance

27 Apr 2001

New T&T, Wharf Holdings' long-distance and fixed-line services carrier, is launching a summer promotion to attract more mobile telephone users to make long-distance calls.

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New T&T to cut fixed-line phone call fees by 90pc

29 Dec 2000

Fixed-line operator New T&T has unveiled promotional price cuts on its long-distance telephone services to China in anticipation of Beijing's desire to reduce prices of basic...

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Phone offenders

14 Sep 2000

Telephone charges came tumbling down when the system was deregulated in January last year, but the customer is still not getting a fair deal, according to the Office of the Telecommunications...

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Rate cut unlikely to spark IDD war

18 Jul 2000

New World Telephone has introduced a 24-hour standard rate of $1.68 per minute for calls to all mainland provinces.

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Regulator warns some sites might trigger IDD charges

20 Jun 2000

Visit certain adult entertainment or electronic games Web sites these days and you may end up paying more than you bargained for on your IDD bill.

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Telecoms chief sees further fall in long-distance tariffs

31 Dec 1999

Consumers could enjoy cheaper international calls after long-distance telecommunications facilities are liberalised next month, according to the telecoms regulator.

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Updated 3:35AM

IDD phone charges near rock bottom

Charges for international phone calls have plunged to a new low and the best may be yet to come, with the price war expected to intensify in the new year.

2:20AM

Cheap calls at cost of viewing ads

Long-distance operator Northgate Communications (Hong Kong) is offering free call-minute credits to subscribers willing to view Internet advertisements.

1:34AM

Sunday set to enter long-distance race

Mobile-phone operator Sunday plans to capture a 5 per cent share of the fixed-line long-distance market within 18 months, according to managing director Craig Ehrlich.

2:58PM

CTI hits back to beat New World

Another round of price cuts has erupted in the long-distance telephone market, with City Telecom (CTI) announcing that it will undercut New World Telephone's 10 cents per minute global tariff...

7:56PM

Competition heats up as IDD rates dip

Internet service provider HKNet has launched call-back international direct dialling (IDD) and calling card services, offering long distance rates lower than New T&T and Hongkong Telecom's...

4:56AM

IDD charges cut not likely to hit call-back trade

A 20 per cent cut in IDD rates later this year will not hit phone card and collect call operators in China, industry sources say.

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