Chen Jinqiao clarify rumors: China can not issue a national 3G license

Hongkong media reported yesterday, Telecommunications Research Institute of the Ministry of information industry policy director Chen Jinqiao said, "China government issued 3G (third generation mobile communication) licence number may be less than previously planned, but the 3G license may only cover part area." In this regard, Chen Jinqiao clarified his views on this newspaper: China can not do without a national 3G license. Chen Jinqiao reiterated his view that the number of China issued 3G licenses may be better than the industry had expected to be less, but because our country has never declared any license number information, so don't reduce the licensing number of claim. Chen Jinqiao believes that, according to the current market demand, China issued up to 3 National 3G license is sufficient. But he also stressed that the 3 national license may not be able to meet in Beijing, Shanghai and other local market demand, so China will be granted a regional license, "but the government will first consider the 3G spectrum resource allocation and layout, will work with regional licenses issued after." He also said that the regional license will help foreign capital and non-public capital to enter the field of 3G. Including mobile, Netcom, telecommunications, including various telecom operators, have expressed strong interest in 3G licenses on different occasions. This Chen Jinqiao analysis said, China's four major telecom operators in the capital, the user base and other aspects of operating experience, have the ability to get 3G licenses, but they will go through what way, get a few 3G licenses when, at present only the possibility of program, without any definite theory.