Mobile phones are no longer immune to Internet fees.
Tianjin Mobile Communications Co. released a schedule of fees for accessing the Internet via mobile devices. The fees are in accordance with arrangements made by the China Mobile Communications Group. The charges, originally planned for June 1, were delayed until Sept. 20. In order to promote its WAP phone Internet connection services, China Mobile has delayed charging its customers for another month, through Oct. 20, the article said. Starting Oct. 21, it will introduce the new fees on a trial basis until May 20, 2001.