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China Unicom slashes handset subsidies in the first quarter of the year to HK $1.1b ($141m).(HONG KONG)
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Wireless Asia
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July 1, 2005
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China Unicom slashes handset subsidies in the first quarter of the year to HK $1.1b ($141m), ...
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