Evaluate the 110 billion yuan price tag for the purchase of China Unicom’s CDMA network and operations by China Telecom. Do you think China Telecom is paying too much or too little? Defend your answer.
“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May 2008 In a brave industry shake-up, Beijing has ordered its six telecom companies to merge assets and create three hi-tech conglomerates that will compete with each other to offer fixed, mobile, broadband, and future telecom services. The overhaul is expected to have a long-lasting effect on a massive and rapidly growing market. China, with 1.3 billion people, is already the world leader in mobile phone and Internet users. The central government will issue three third-generation wireless licenses to the three mega companies after the overhaul is completed, sources told chinadaily.com.cn..... (Refer to Book)