China Telecom denies rumors of iPhone 4S launch
Updated: 2012-02-17 14:15
By Shen Jingting (China Daily)
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BEIJING - China Telecom Corp Ltd, the nation's third-largest mobile operator, denied rumors that the company will introduce Apple Inc's iPhone 4S on the Chinese mainland next week.
On Friday morning, one Chinese Internet news portal- ifeng.com, quoted an unnamed source at China Telecom, saying that the mobile operator will officially launch the CDMA-version iPhone 4S next week. However, Song Guixiang, a spokeswoman with China Telecom's public relation department said the report was untrue.
Song refused to reveal any specifics on China Telecom's plan regarding the iPhone 4S. In a news release at the end of January, Beijing Telecom Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Telecom, said the CDMA-version iPhone 4S is likely to hit the domestic market by the end of February, or at the beginning of March. However, no pricing details were disclosed.
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