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Asia Pacific rings in with 188 million cell subscribers
SINGAPORE -- Mobile phones were ringing off thehook as more than 17 millioncustomers signed up for mobile service in the AsiaPacific region during the second quarter of 2000. Even theslowdown in other key sectors didn't put a damperon mobile subscriber rates, according to DataquestInc.
SINGAPORE -- Mobile phones were ringing off the hook as more than 17 million customers signed up for mobile service in the Asia Pacific region during the second quarter of 2000. Even the slowdown in other key sectors didn't put a damper on mobile subscriber rates, according to Dataquest Inc. The grand total of mobile phone users grew to 188 million subscribers as of June 2000, but China is still the sleeping giant in the region, with potentially 76 million subscribers by year's end. Full story. -- Mervin Chua, ZDNet Asia