China Unicom says has signed up one mln 3G users

Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters

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BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) - China Unicom (0762.HK), thecountry's No.2 mobile carrier, said on Tuesday it had signed upover 1 million 3G subscribers and that the launch of Apple's(AAPL.O) iPhone will boost revenue in the fourth quarter.

In August, Unicom signed a three-year non-exclusive deal tosell Apple's popular iPhone in China, aiming to boost its launchof 3G services this year, but the pricey handset may eventuallyrequire more subsidies to achieve wider acceptance.

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