From China Daily

Another Great Wall

 

The worlds’s largest dam reopened its gates to visitors last month. Initially opened to tourist in 2005 the Dam was closed at the end of 2007 because of security fears.

 

Visitors flock to the top of the dam to take in a good view of the man-made wonders.The Dam complex includes a park,information center and viewing platform of the site,including the record-breaking locks and ship lifts. Despite the rain and limited visibility it’s not hard to appreciate what a monumental construction the dam is.

Costing $22.5 billion the dam will produce the same amount of electricity as 15 large nuclear power stations,and create a lake half the length of California. Unlike the Wall,it can be seen from space.

 

Specter of 3G

The battle lines are being drawn as we near World Telecommunication Day on May 17 .The three Chinese telecom giants have spared no advertisting ammunition or expense to attract subscribers for their third generation(3G) services.

It was reported that China Unicom would start 3G sercices on that day while China Mobile and China Telecom vowed to boost promotion of their businesses.

Ever since …..Chinese consumers have been waiting for the day the 3G service will roll out.A full scale market war between the telecom giants seems inevitable now…..a fierce price war would leave little profit for these State companies.

Already ,at least five years behind more advanced markets,China needs to speed its 3G race based on ……

Domestic mobile phone users numbered more than 600 million…..The faster and fancier conveniences that the 3G services promise will open opportunities for the Chinese telecom giants to attract more subscribers.But the high price for such services remain a concern for many prospective customers.

Though the different technological advantge of the three 3G may affect their competition for subscribers ,the price will still be the deciding factor. Speed may be good to attract some users,but is not goood enough to offset the disadvantage of higher prices that keep more users away.

For China’3G market to survice and thrive ,out telecom giants must first build a sufficiently large user base to make businese …..