China Telecom to Increase Maximum Length of SMS
People, 6/04/09
At the CDMA world forum that opened yesterday in Beijing, deputy director of China Telecom's (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) international department, Zeng Hongjian, stated that China Telecom will support text messages up to 150 characters in length. Currently, the limit is 70 characters.
China Telecom is currently in the process of testing the technology necessary for the 150 character text messages, but "estimates service will be available within the year".
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