Nokia Expects 650 mln China Mobile Phone Users by 2008

From Forbes:

"Nokia said it expects the number of mobile phone users in China to rise to 650 mln within three years, up from around 370 mln now, the China Daily said."

"(...) Nokia is ready to introduce ultra low cost handsets to China that offer only basic functions such as phone calls, messaging and black-and-white screens, which could be sold for as little as 30 usd. It did not say when the handsets would be launched."

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