Document:

Exhibit 4.29

 

(English Translation)

 

 

Comprehensive
Services Agreement

 

 

 

Between

 

China United Telecommunications Corporation

 

And

 

China United Telecommunications Corporation
Limited

 

 

 

March 24, 2005

 

 

Contents

 

	
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  BASIC PRINCIPLES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  BASIC CONTENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  PRICING PRINCIPLES AND PAYMENT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  TERM OF VALIDITY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  STATEMENTS, UNDERTAKINGS AND COMMITMENTS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  6.

  	
   

  	
  TRANSFER

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  TAKING
  EFFECT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  FORCE
  MAJEURE

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  CONFIDENTIALITY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  NON-WAIVER

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  11.

  	
   

  	
  NOTIFICATION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  LEGAL APPLICABILITY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  MISCELLANEOUS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 1: INTERCONNECTION AND
  SETTLEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 2: ROAMING ARRANGEMENTS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 3: PROVISION OF TELEPONE CARD

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 4: PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 5: MUTUAL PROVISION OF PREMISES

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 6: LEASE OF TRANSMISSION CHANNEL

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 7: PROVISION OF INTERNATIONAL
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK GATEWAY

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTACHMENT 8 LEASING OF SATELLITE CAPACITY

  	
   

  

 

 

This
Agreement is signed by representatives of the following parties in Beijing, the
People’s Republic of China (“China”) on March 24, 2005:

 

(1)       Party A: China United Telecommunications
Corporation (“Unicom Group”) 

Address:    Room 615, Tower 3

Office Building, Henderson Center

18, Jianguomennei Dajie

Beijing 

Legal Representative: Chang
Xiaobing

 

(2)       Party B: China United Telecommunications
Corporation Limited (“A Share Company”)

Address:    Floor 40, Jinmao Plaza

88, Century Road

Shanghai 

Legal Representative: Chang
Xiaobing

 

Whereas:

 

(1)       Unicom Group is a limited liability cosmpany
incorporated and validly existing under law and engaged in comprehensive
telecommunications business. Unicom A Share Company is a stock limited company
incorporated and validly existing under the laws of PRC, the shares of which
were listed and traded on Shanghai Stock Exchange (“SSE”) from October 9, 2002,
and a company in which Unicom Group holds 69,3224% of the equity interest;

 

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(2)       China Unicom Corporation Limited (“CUCL”) is
a foreign-funded enterprise incorporated and existing under the laws of PRC, of
which China Unicom Limited (“Red-chip Company”) holds 100% of equity interest. In
order for CUCL to offer GSM mobile communications services and other
telecommunications services(excluding CDMA service) in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei,
Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Hubei,
Guangdong (“Twelve Provinces and Municipalities”), Unicom Group and CUCL signed
on May 25, 2000 the Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the old Comprehensive
Services Agreement I”) to agree on matters including interconnection settlement
arrangements, roaming arrangements, supply of special telecom cards,
procurement of equipment, mutual provision of Premises, etc. In order for CUCL
to offer CDMA service in the Twelve Provinces and Municipalities, Unicom Group and
CUCL signed on November 22, 2001 the CDMA Network Comprehensive Services Agreement
(“CDMA Comprehensive Services Agreement”);

 

(3)       Unicom
New Space Co. Limited (“Unicom NewSpace”) and CUCL signed on May 25, 2000 the Long distance Satellite Data Channel
Lease Agreement (“Satellite Channel Lease Agreement”), under which CUCL shall
rent the satellite digital circuits from Unicom NewSpace;

 

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(4)       On August 12, 2002, Unicom Group and A Share
Company signed a memorandum of understanding on the transactions to be
conducted after the listing of the shares of A Share Company (“Connected
Transactions MoU”) between Unicom Group or its subsidiaries (excluding A Share
Company and the subsidiaries held by A Share Company) and Red-chip Company
indirectly held by A Share Company and its subsidiaries. According to the
understanding reached in the Connected Transactions MoU, in the event that the
transactions to be conducted between Red-chip Company itself or its
subsidiaries and Unicom Group or any of its subsidiaries (excluding A Share
Company and the subsidiaries held by A Share Company) require approval of the
minority shareholders of A Share Company under the Rules Governing the Listing
of Shares on Shanghai Stock Exchange (“Rules of SSE”) applicable from time to
time, which are deemed at the same time as connected transactions that require
approval of the minority shareholders of Red-chip Company under the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Rules
of SEHK”) applicable from time to time, the above connected transactions shall
be conducted in a 2-step approach: (1) Unicom Group or any of its subsidiaries
enters into an agreement on the intended transaction with A Share Company or
China Unicom (BVI) Limited (“Unicom BVI”), identifying the rights and obligations
of the 2 parties involved in the transaction under the agreement (including,
but not limited to, approval of Unicom Group of the transfer of the rights and
obligations of A Share Company or Unicom BVI under the agreement to Red-chip
Company or any of its subsidiaries); (2) A Share Company or Unicom BVI
transfers its rights and obligations under the above mentioned agreement to Red-chip
Company or any of its subsidiaries;

 

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(5)       Pursuant to the arrangements made in the
above mentioned Connected Transactions MoU, and in order for Unicom New Century
Telecommunications Corporation Ltd. (“Unicom New Century”) to offer mobile
communications services in Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan, Shaanxi
provinces, Chongqing Municipality, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (“9A Areas”), Unicom Group signed the
Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the old Comprehensive Services Agreement II”)
with A Share Company on November 20, 2002. On the same day, A Share Company
signed the Agreement on Transfer of the old Comprehensive Services Agreement II
with Unicom New Century to transfer all its rights and obligations under the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement II to Unicom New Century;

 

(6)       Pursuant to the arrangements made in the
above mentioned Connected Transactions MoU, and in order for Unicom New World Telecommunications
Corporation Ltd. (“Unicom New World”) to offer mobile communications services
in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Hainan, Yunnan, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and
Tibet (“9B Areas”), Unicom Group signed the Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement III”) with A Share Company on November 20,
2003. On the same day, A Share Company signed the Agreement on Transfer of the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement III with Unicom New World to transfer all
its rights and obligations under the old Comprehensive Services Agreement III
to Unicom New World;

 

(7)       Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement,
the old Comprehensive Services Agreement I, CDMA Comprehensive Services
Agreement, Satellite Channel Lease Agreement, the old Comprehensive Services
Agreement II and its transfer agreement, the old Comprehensive Services
Agreement III and its transfer agreement are collectively referred to as “the
Old Comprehensive Services Agreement”.

 

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(8)       CUCL
assimilated and merged with Unicom New
Century on July 30, 2004, and the rights and obligations of Unicom New Century
under the old Comprehensive Services Agreement II have been inherited by CUCL.
The Ministry of Commence has approved, pursuant to MOC’S Approval of the Merging between China Unicom Corporation Limited and
Unicom New World Telecommunications Co.
Ltd.(MOC
[2005]No.258), of the merging between CUCL and Unicom New World. At present, CUCL is going through the rest of
the legal procedures necessary for its merging with Unicom New World, upon completion of which Red-chip Company would have CUCL
as its sole operating entity in China;

 

(9)       On November 22, 2004, Unicom Group signed the
Amendment to Equipment Procurement Agreement separately with CUCL and
Unicom New World (the amendments to
equipment procurement agreements are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Amendment
to Equipment Procurement Agreement”), amending the settlement standard for
equipment procurement service contained in the Old Comprehensive Services
Agreement.

 

In line with the specific
implementation and amendment as of the day on which the old Comprehensive
Services Agreement came into effect, and through joint studies and
consultations, the 2 parties reached the following agreement on the basis of
equality and mutual benefit:

 

1.         Basic Principles

 

1.1       “Comprehensive Services” under this Agreement
refers to services and facilities provided by one party of this Agreement to
the other party or mutually provided by the parties of this Agreement, the cost
(“service fees”) of which shall be paid by the receiver to the provider.

 

1.2       Provision of services and/or facilities
either party under this Agreement to the other party is a kind of paid
transaction between the enterprises in their economic contacts. The provider
shall be entitled to charge reasonable service fees for the services and /or
facilities provided by it in line with fair market principles, and the receiver
shall fulfill its obligations to pay the service fees.

 

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1.3       The conditions on which either party of this
Agreement provides services and/or facilities to the other, as well as the
service quality, shall by no means be lower than those on which it provides the
same or similar services and/or facilities to any third party.

 

Either party of this Agreement
must abide by the principle of fair trade in exercising its rights or
fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement.

 

1.4       In the event that either party of this
Agreement requires the other to increase the services and/or facilities under
this Agreement, the other party should try its best to provide the required
services and/or facilities on conditions not lower than those on which it
provides such services and/or facilities to any third party.

 

1.5       In the event that it is impossible to provide
or provide fully the services and/or facilities under this Agreement due to
reasons not incurred by one party, the said party shall notify the other
immediately and try its best to help the other obtain the same or similar
services and/or facilities from other sources.

 

1.6       Provision of the services and/or facilities
under this Agreement must be compliant with the purposes as agreed by the
parties as well as relevant national standards.

 

1.7       Should either party of this Agreement violate
the Agreement and thereby cause losses to the other party (including, but not
limited to, direct and indirect losses caused to the other party as the result
of such breach), the violating party shall assume the liability for breach of
contract. However, it shall not assume any responsibility for losses caused by
force majeure.

 

1.8       Either party of the Agreement shall provide
necessary and reasonable assistance to the other when the latter is fulfilling
its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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2.         Basic Contents of Comprehensive
Services

 

2.1       Comprehensive services mutually provided by
the 2 parties of this Agreement and related arrangements are contained in the
following attachments:

 

Attachment
1: Interconnection and Settlement Arrangements (mutually provided by the 2
parties);

 

Attachment
2: Roaming Arrangements (mutually provided by the 2 parties);

 

Attachment
3: Supply of Telephone Cards (provided by Party A to Party B);

 

Attachment
4: Equipment Procurement Services (provided by Party A to Party B);

 

Attachment
5: Mutual Provision of Premises (mutually provided by the 2 parties);

 

Attachment
6: Leasing of Transmission Channel (provided by Party B to Party A);

 

Attachment
7: Provision of International telecommunication network Gateway (provided by
Party A to Party B);

 

Attachment
8: Leasing of Satellite Capacity (provided by Party A to Party B);

 

3.         Pricing Principles and Payment

 

3.1       The pricing principles and/or charging
standards for service fees under this Agreement are separately contained in the
attachments to this Agreement.

 

3.2       The specific amount of service fees under
this Agreement shall be calculated in line with accounting standards applicable
from time to time in China.

 

3.3       Should the parties fail to agree on the
amount of service fees under this Agreement, the matter shall be reported to
relevant authority, which shall make a decision in line with the spirit and
terms of this Agreement and pursuant to relevant state price policies and
stipulations. The authority’s decision shall be deemed as final and binding for
both parties.

 

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3.4       The party that obtains services from the
other shall pay service fees in time in line with the pricing principles and
charging standards contained in this Agreement and the attachments.

 

3.5       Should either of the two parties of this
Agreement fail to pay relevant service fees in due time as agreed, it shall pay
0.05% of the payable amount as the daily overdue fine for as long as such
overdue exists. The other party may notify the overdue party in written form of
suspension of services concerned when the payment is overdue for 60 days.
Should the overdue party fails to pay the service fees concerned within 30 days
after receipt of the written notice, the other party may announce immediate
termination of the services concerned. However, suspension or termination of
the services concerned shall not affect the parties’ rights and obligations
already incurred or generated under this Agreement prior to such suspension or
termination.

 

3.6       In each October, the parties shall review the
charging standards for each service item and facility to be provided under this
Agreement in the next accounting year, as well as other terms, and sign a
supplemental agreement.  Should the
parties fail to agree on the terms of the supplemental agreement within the
above timeframe, the charging standards and relevant terms in effect in the
current year shall be applicable in the next accounting year before the 2
parties reach an agreement or solve their differences in line with §3.3.

 

4.         Term of Validity

 

4.1       This Agreement shall remain valid for 2 years
(“Term of Validity”), starting from January 1, 2005 after the requirements of Article
7 under this Agreement are met.

 

4.2       Unless Party B notifies Party A in written
form 60 days in advance that it will not extend the Agreement, this Agreement
shall be extended for one more term upon expiration of its validity or extended
validity, on the prerequisite that relevant laws, regulations and other
regulatory rules apply.

 

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5.         Statements, Undertakings and
Commitments

 

Each of the
parties of this Agreement makes the following statements, undertakings and commitments:

 

5.1       That is has the full power and authority (including,
but not limited to, approval, permission or license obtained from relevant
government authorities) necessary to sign this Agreement and its attachments;

 

5.2       That this Agreement and its attachments are
deemed as valid and binding and enforceable pursuant to their terms once signed
and sealed as required in this Agreement;

 

5.3       That no terms and conditions of this
Agreement, nor those of its attachments, are against the laws and regulations
of the PRC.

 

6.         Transfer

 

6.1       On the basis of the terms and conditions
established in this Agreement and the arrangements made in Connected
Transactions MoU, Party A irrevocably agrees Party B to transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to the subsidiaries of Red-chip Company
operating business in Mainland China and that Party B needs no further consent
from Party A for transfer of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to
CUCL.

 

6.2       Once Party B has transferred its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to the subsidiaries of Red-chip Company
operating business in Mainland China, the said subsidiaries shall immediately
inherit all of Party B’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and Party
B shall immediately terminate the relevant rights and obligations already
inherited by the said subsidiaries.

 

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7.         Taking Effect

 

This Agreement shall take
effect as of the date agreed by the parties of the Agreement when the following
requirements are met:

 

7.1       The shareholders’ meeting of A Share Company
approves of the implementation of this Agreement in line with the laws,
regulations and listing rules, as applicable to it.

 

7.2       The shareholders’ meeting of Red-chip Company
approves of the transfer by Unicom A Share Company of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement to CUCL in line with the laws, regulations and listing
rules, as applicable to it.

 

8.         Force Majeure

 

Should
either party fails to fulfill relevant obligations under this Agreement and
related attachments in line with the agreed requirements because of
unpredictable force majeure events the occurrence and consequences of which can
neither be avoided nor overcome, it shall immediately notify the other party
and provide within 15 days relevant details as well as valid evidence to show
that fulfillment of relevant obligations or part of the obligations under this
Agreement and related attachments is impossible or that fulfillment of such
obligations needs to be postponed. The 2 parties shall negotiate with each
other and decide whether to suspense such obligations, partially exempt the
other party from such obligations or postpone the fulfillment of such
obligations on the basis of the extent to which fulfillment of such obligations
is affected by the force majeure event.

 

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9.         Confidentiality

 

Unless otherwise stipulated or required by
the law or relevant regulatory authorities, and except for the purpose of
information disclosure by A Share Company and Red-chip Company to the securities
regulatory authority, neither of the 2 parties is allowed to provide or
disclose materials and information related to the other party’s business to any
company, enterprise, organization or individual without written permission from
the other party.

 

10.      Non-waiver

 

Unless
otherwise stipulated by the law, failure or delay of either party to exercise
the rights, powers or privileges entitled to it under this Agreement shall not
be deemed as waiver of such rights, powers or privileges, and exercising part
of such rights, powers or privileges shall not hamper exercising of such
rights, powers or privileges in the future.

 

11.      Notification

 

Any
notification related to this Agreement shall be made in written form and sent
by one party of this Agreement to the other, either via a special courier, or
by fax, or by postal delivery, to the other party. Such notification is deemed
as delivered upon delivery via a special courier, or when the sender’s fax
machine indicates that the pages have been transmitted if it is sent by fax, or
on the 3rd working day(excluding legal holidays)after it is mailed.
Any notification shall be deemed as valid upon delivery.

 

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The following are addresses of
the 2 parties of this Agreement to be used for the purpose of such
notification:

 

	
  China United Telecommunications 

  Corporation

  	
   

  	
  China United Telecommunications 

  Corporation Limited

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Addressee: Yi Yongji

  	
   

  	
  Addressee: Zhao Yilei

  
	
  Address: Room 1167, Floor 11

  	
   

  	
  Address: Floor 40, Jinmao Plaza

  
	
   

  	
  133A, Xidanbei Dajie

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  88, Century Road 

  
	
   

  	
  Xicheng Disctrict 

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Shanghai

  
	
   

  	
  Beijing

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  PC: 100032

  	
   

  	
  PC: 200121

  

 

12.      Legal Applicability

 

This
Agreement is subject to the jurisdiction of the laws of the PRC and shall be
interpreted and implemented pursuant to the laws of the PRC.

 

13.      Dispute Resolution

 

Except as
otherwise prescribed in Article 3.3 of this Agreement, any dispute between the
two parties of this Agreement on the validity, interpretation or implementation
of this Agreement shall be first resolved through friendly consultations.
Should such consultations fail within 30 days after such dispute arises, either
of the 2 parties has the right to file a suit to the people’s court of
competent jurisdiction.

 

14.      Miscellaneous

 

14.1     The Old Comprehensive Services Agreement,
Satellite Lease Channel Agreement and the Amendment to Equipment Procurement
Agreement terminate immediately once this Agreement takes effect.

 

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14.2     Attachments 1-8 to this Agreement are
integral parts of this Agreement and of equal validity as the text of this
Agreement. The arrangements made in the Attachments to this Agreement shall
prevail if found inconsistent with the text of this Agreement.

 

14.3     Upon consensus, the 2 parties may amend or
supplement this Agreement and its Attachments, and all such amendments or
supplementations come into effect only when signed and sealed by the legal
representatives of the 2 parties or their authorized representatives.

 

14.4     This Agreement is severable. Namely, if any
provision of this Agreement and its Attachments are held illegal or
unenforceable, the effect and enforcement of other provisions of this Agreement
and its Attachments shall remain unaffected.

 

14.5     This Agreement has 4 original copies, two for
each party, with each copy of equal legal effect.

 

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China United Telecommunications
Corporation(sealed)

 

	
  Legal representative or his
  authorized representative:

  	
  /s/ Shang Bing

  	
   

  

 

 

 

China United Telecommunications Corporation
Limited(sealed)

 

	
  Legal representative or his
  authorized representative:

  	
  /s/ Sun Qian

  	
   

  

 

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Attachment 1: Interconnection and
Settlement Arrangements

 

1.         Types of Interconnection

 

Party A and
Party B agree to interconnect the various types of telecom networks owned by
them, currently including their cellular mobile telephone networks and other
telecom networks, for the purpose of offering mobile communications services
over these networks.

 

2.         Technical Rules and Technical Specifications
on Interconnection, Sharing of Interconnection Costs and Project Construction

 

2.1       The above-mentioned types of interconnection
between the 2 parties shall be compliant with the technical rules and technical
specifications on interconnection established by state communications
authority.

 

2.2       The 2 parties shall negotiate with each other
on issues with respect to methods for sharing of the interconnection costs and
project construction.

 

3.         Obligations of the Parties

 

3.1       The 2 parties shall guarantee that the
quality of inter-network communications is by no means lower that that of the
same service offered respectively within their own network.

 

3.2       If technologically feasible, and upon request
of the other party, either party of this Agreement shall unconditionally and
promptly provide to subscribers in the other party’s relevant network the
telecom services(including special service, intelligent service, etc.) it
provides to subscribers in its own network, and meanwhile guarantee service
quality.

 

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4.         Network Management and Adjustment

 

4.1       Either party of this Agreement shall notify
the other party 6 months in advance of any potential impact on the
communications made by the other party’s subscribers caused by its network
expansion and restructuring.

 

4.2       Either party of this Agreement shall notify
the other party 30 days in advance of any potential impact on the
communications made by the other party’s subscribers caused by its adjustment
of intra-network routing organization, trunk circuits, signaling mode, office
data, software versions, etc.

 

4.3       Upon request of the other party, either party
of this Agreement shall provide timely coordination for the adjustment made by
the other party of its inter-network routing organization, trunk circuits,
signaling mode, office data, software versions, etc. and meanwhile guarantee
that the quality of inter-network communications meet relevant requirements.

 

5.         Maintenance, Technical Faults and Fault
Elimination

 

5.1       The 2 parties shall conduct network
maintenance and guarantee normal operation of the entire network in line with
relevant rules published from time to time by state communications authority.

 

5.2       Neither party is allowed to cut inter-network
communications without permission from the other party.

 

5.3       The 2 parties shall take immediate and
effective measures to restore communications when inter-network communications
breaks down or is seriously unsmooth.

 

6.         Settlement and Payment of Call Charges

 

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6.1       Settlement Principles

 

(1)         Settlement of the interconnection between the
mobile communications networks of the 2 parties

 

With respect to mobile calls
between different provinces, settlement can be made by one of the following two
methods whichever is more favorable to Party B:

 

(i) The mobile communications
network from which the outgoing calls originate and the mobile communications
network which receives the incoming calls shall each retain 4% of the long
distance call fee incurred, and the remaining 92% shall be credited to Party B;

 

(ii) Please refer to the
settlement standard stipulated in the Notice
Concerning the Issues of the Measures on Settlement of Interconnection between
Public Telecommunications Networks and Sharing of Relay Fees(MII
DOC[2003]454) promulgated by the Ministry of Information Industry on October
28, 2003.

 

(2)         Settlement of other interconnection between
the networks of the 2 parties

 

The 2 parties agree to settle all
the other interconnections between their networks on the basis of the
stipulations of the Notice Concerning the
Issues of the Measures on Settlement of Interconnection between Public
Telecommunications Networks and Sharing of Relay Fees promulgated by
the Ministry of Information Industry on October 28, 2003.

 

(3)         The 2 parties further agree that if the
settlement methods (and their amendments from time to time) formulated by relevant
government authorities in respect of similar interconnections between their
networks are more favorable to Party B when compared with the above-mentioned
interconnection settlement arrangements, the settlement shall be conducted
pursuant to such methods.

 

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6.2       Billing Principles

 

Interconnection settlement shall
be based on Party B’s billing information. In the event that the error rate of the
billing data contained in the 2 parties’ billing information exceeds 3%, the 2
parties shall negotiate with each other and fix the basis of interconnection
settlement.

 

6.3       Delivery of Billing Information and
Settlement

 

(1)       Settlement of the interconnection between the
mobile communications networks of the 2 parties

 

The 2 parties agree to report
call charge data to the clearing center affiliated to party B(“Clearing Center”)
by the 25th day of each month according to the requirements of the
Clearing Center, which will aggregate and process the data and compile intra-network
clearing statement.

 

The 2 parties agree to conduct
settlement once a month on the basis of the above-mentioned intra-network
clearing statement compiled by the Clearing Center.

 

(2)       Settlement between mobile network and fixed
network

 

The affiliates of the 2 parties
shall conduct settlement directly and once a month on the basis of the
settlement principles stipulated in this Attachment, as agreed by the 2
parties.

 

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Attachment 2: Roaming Arrangements

 

1.         As Party A and Party B are respectively
offering mobile telephone service within their own service areas, they agree on
the following arrangements in order to realize roaming for their subscribers:

 

1.1       The 2 parties agree to make automatic roaming
arrangements for their mobile telephone networks, that is, the mobile telephone
subscribers of either party can initiate and receive calls in the other party’s
service areas.

 

1.2       The 2 parties agree that the mobile
subscribers using roaming service shall pay roaming fees at the agreed rate of
RMB0.60 yuan per minute of use for both incoming and outgoing calls on the
basis of MII guidelines.

 

(1)       If Party B’s mobile subscribers roam in Party
A’s service areas, Party B shall be entitled to collect roaming fees, which
shall be apportioned in the following way: (i)RMB0.40 yuan shall be paid to
Party A; and (ii) RMB0.20 yuan shall be retained by Party B.

 

(2)       If Party A’s mobile subscribers roam in the
Twelve Provinces and Municipalities, 9A Areas and 9B Areas, Party A shall be
entitled to collect roaming fees, which shall be apportioned in the following
way: (i)RMB0.56 yuan shall be paid to Party B; and (ii) RMB0.04 yuan shall be
retained by Party A.

 

2.         Roaming with the mobile telephone networks of
other domestic and/or international mobile communications carriers (hereinafter
collectively referred to as “other carriers” in this Attachment)

 

2.1       Party A agrees to make necessary arrangements
so that Party B can realize roaming via the mobile telephone networks of other
carriers; Party B agrees to provide its entire long distance backbone network
for the above-mentioned roaming purpose.

 

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2.2       The 2 parties agree to provide roaming and
conduct settlement with other carriers on the basis of the roaming agreements
entered into by Party A and other carriers.

 

2.3       If Party A’s mobile subscribers roam in the
network of a 3rd party mobile communications carrier pursuant to
Party A’s international roaming arrangements, or if other carriers’ subscribers
roam in Party A’s network pursuant to these arrangements, Party B shall be
entitled to receive 50% of the total roaming revenues pursuant to these
international roaming arrangements.

 

3.         The affiliates of the 2 parties shall conduct
settlement directly and once a month on the basis of the settlement principles
stipulated in this Attachment, as agreed by the 2 parties.

 

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Attachment 3: Provision of Telephone
Card

 

1.         Service Scope for Provision of Telephone Card

 

In light of
the actual needs, Party B requests Party A to provide, through its controlling
subsidiary----Unicom XingYe Technology and Trade Co., Ltd. or other
subsidiaries of Unicom Group, various kinds of calling cards (hereby refer to
telecom card), including SIM cards, UIM cards, IP telephone cards, long
distance telephone card and rechargeable calling cards (collectively in this
Attachment referred to as “Telecom Cards”).

 

2.         Number of Telecom Cards

 

2.1       Planning for Annual and Periodical Card
Ordering

 

(1)       Based on its yearly service development plan,
Party B shall submit its annual plan in each October to Party A to order Telecom
Cards for next year.

 

(2)       Party B shall confirm its card ordering plan
for the period from May to August in February, from September to December in May
and from next January to April in September. Unless in case of Force Majeure, Party A shall provide Telecom Cards as
agreed in the card ordering plan by Party B.

 

2.2       Urgent or Temporary Card Ordering

Party B is entitled to propose adjustment to the above card ordering plan.
Party A shall make its best to meet the urgent or temporary requirement arising
from such adjustment and confirm whether it is capable of providing the
required Telecom Cards within three days after being informed.

 

3.         Price of Telecom Cards

 

3.1       It is agreed that charges for the supply of
these Telecom Cards are based on the actual cost of Party A (including the cost
of import of specific Telecom Cards, manufacturing cost and cost of issuing
specific Telephone Cards) together with a margin over cost to be agreed from
time to time but in any case not exceed 20 percent of the cost and subject to
appropriate discount.

 

3.2       Party A is entitled to ask for less than 10
percent of basic card price for urgent or temporary card ordering beyond the
scope of the ordering plan.

 

3.3       Both parties agree to review and determine
the sales price of each telecom card in each December.

 

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4.         Delivery Time and Venue

 

Party A
shall deliver the telecom card to designated places at required time as set in
the card ordering plan and the urgent or temporary card ordering plan.

 

5.         Quality of Telecom Card

 

5.1       Party A shall guarantee that the quality of
the telecom card complies with the standard made by relevant government
authorities and provide necessary evidence.

 

5.2       Party A shall guarantee that the card number
and password are generated in a secure and reliable environment and ensure that
they are scientific, secure and private.

 

5.3       In case Party B raises any disagreement in
terms of the quality within five days after receiving the telecom card, Party A
shall replace and/or fix the inferior telecom card (which is not caused by
Party B) to make it comply with related standard and requirement of Party B.

 

5.4       In case Party B suffers a loss due to quality
problems of the telecom card, which are not detected even after reasonable
efforts of Party B, Party A shall indemnify all the direct losses induced by
the inferior quality.

 

6.         Payment

 

6.1       Party B shall pay 15 percent of the total
value of the ordered Telecom Cards as prepayment at the time of confirming its
ordering plan.  

Party B shall pay the rest 85 percent of the total of the ordered Telecom Cards
at the time of delivery of all the card by Party A as agreed in the plan.

 

6.2       Payment for Temporary or Urgent Cards

After getting the confirmation of temporary or urgent cards ordering from Party
A, Party B shall pay the price in full, including the urgent charge and ask
Party A to make timely delivery of the Telecom Cards.

 

7.         Other Telecom Cards

 

Party B may
request Party A to provide other Telecom Cards in light of the needs for
service development. Party A shall give comprehensive consideration based on
the possibility of applying the specific technology and services and provide the
cards after having feasible solutions.

 

It is agreed
that issues such as the number, price and payment of other Telecom Cards shall
be negotiated. The price of the relevant cards shall be set in accordance with
the actual cost of the card plus less than 20 percent of the profit margin.

 

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Attachment
4: Procurement of Equipment

 

1.         Scope of Equipment Procurement

 

In light of
the actual needs, Party B requests Party A (through its controlling subsidiary—
Unicom I/E Co) to act as its agent responsible for procurement of telecom
equipments and other materials from both home and abroad. 

Unicom I/E Co. agrees to provide comprehensive procurement services in light of
the requirement of Party B, including services on tenders, consultation and
agency services. Unicom I/E Company may commission other controlling
subsidiaries of Party A to provide equipment procurement services.

 

2.         Process of Equipment Procurement 

 

Both Party agree that Unicom I/E
Co provides equipment procurement services to Party B based on Notice on Unified Operation of Import and Export
Services (China Unicom Trade No.[1994] 001) Regulations of China United Telecommunications
Corporation on Unified Procurement of Equipments (Trial) (China
Unicom Trade No. [1995] 380), Regulations on
Unified Procurement of Equipments and Facilities (China Unicom Trade
No. [1996] 131) Method for Equipment
Procurement of China Unicom (China Unicom Trade No.[1998] 059) and
other agreed applicable documents.

 

3.         Service Fee and Payment for Equipment
Procurement

 

3.1       Party B shall pay Unicom I/E Co. service fee
for equipment/material procurement.

 

(1)       In the case of imported equipment, a service
fee of 0.55 percent of the contract value with an amount of up to US$30 million
(inclusive) and an service fee at 0.35 percent of the contract value with an
amount in excess of 30 million. (Including bank charge)

 

(2)       In the case of domestic equipment with Unicom
I/E Company as an agent, an service fee at 0.25 percent of the contract value
with an amount of up to RMB200 million (inclusive) and a service fee at 0.15
percent of the contract value with an amount in excess of RMB200 million.

 

(3)       Unicom I/E Co has agreed not to charge fees
in respect of procurement of transmission and auxiliary equipment of switches,
dry-cell batteries, diesel oil engines, non-stop power supply, air-condition in
generator rooms and fiber optical cables.

 

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3.2       Party B agrees to pay service fee to Unicom
I/E Co every month. 

 

In case
service fee is overdue, Party B shall pay 0.5 percent of the overdue value as
penalty to Unicom Import and Export for each day.

 

4.         Party A shall urge Unicom I/E Co to give
equal treatment to Party B as it gives to Party A in terms of price and other
important terms and conditions.

 

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Attachment 5: Mutual Provision of
Premises

 

1.         Mutual Provision of Premises and Purpose

 

1.1       It is agreed that one party may provide its
own premises (self-owned premises) or premises acquired from a third party
(including premises, air-conditioning, power generating equipment, engine
equipments and other relevant auxiliary equipments) to the other party upon the
request of the other party from time to time.

 

1.2       One party may use the above premises of the
other party as offices, sales outlets and operation etc.

 

2.         Charge and Payment

 

2.1       In case one party uses the above self-owned
properties provided by the other party, the usage fee shall be determined on
the basis of the depreciation cost or the market price of similar premises in
the place where the premises are located, whichever is lower. Party B may choose
to collect the premise usage fee from Party A at the market price in the place
where the premises are located. 

In case one party under this agreement uses the premises of a third party
provided by the other party, the two parties shall share the actual payment of
the usage fee to the third party on pro rata basis.

 

2.2       One Party under this Agreement shall pay the
above premise usage fee within 15 days after the end of each month.

 

2.3       In case of overdue payment of service fee,
0.05 percent of the overdue value will be collected as fine for each day.

 

3.         Commitment and Guarantee

 

Party A
guarantees to provide its self-owned premises and premises from a third party
(including premises and auxiliary facilities) to Party B. In case of
disagreement on premise ownership and/or usage right in Party A, for any reason
and in any circumstances, which disenables rights of Party B under this
Attachment or causes other losses, Party A agrees to undertake and indemnify
all the losses thereby suffered by Party B.

 

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Attachment 6: Lease of
Transmission Channel

 

1.         Leasing
Object and Scope

 

Within reasonable scope, Party B agrees to
lease all the transmission line capacity necessary for communications service
to Party A and/or its subsidiaries in light of the needs of Party A.

 

2.         Leasing
Amount

 

The two parties confirm the amount of the
leased transmission capacity every 12 months.

 

3.         Lease
Fee and Payment

 

3.1       The
two parties may determine, on the basis of the current tariff standard made by
government authorities, certain amount of discount from the transmission
capacity lease fee within allowable range (10 percent). However, the discount
given to Party A shall not be greater than that given to a third party under
similar situation.

 

3.2       In
case government authorities revise the related tariff standard, the two parties
agree to make necessary adjustment to the discount ratio.

 

3.3       Party
A shall pay the lease fee timely and in full amount within 15 days after the
end of each month.

 

3.4       In
case of overdue payment of lease fee, Party A shall pay a fine of 0.05 percent
of the overdue value for each day.

 

4.         Quality
Guarantee and Failure Handling

 

4.1       Party
B guarantees that the leased transmission line capacity is consistent with the
standard and regulations made by government authorities.

 

4.2       Party
A guarantees that its communications equipments connected to Party B is
consistent with the quality standard and technical requirement made by
government authorities.

 

4.3       Party
B shall guarantee the security of leased transmission line capacity.

 

5.         Outstanding
issues under this Attachment shall be implemented on the basis of related
regulations on leasing service of transmission line capacity made by lessor in
accordance with law, but shall get confirmation from lessee first.

 

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Attachment 7: Provision of International
Telecommunications Network Gateway

 

1.         Service
Scope of International Telecommunications Network Gateway

 

1.1       Party
A owns and operates international communications network gateway located in
Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing (under construction).

 

1.2       Party
B needs international telecommunications network gateway to provide relevant
services (such as automatic international roaming signal transfer service for
mobile phone etc), and Party A agrees to provide services based on the
requirement of Party B.

 

1.3       Party
B shall retain all the revenues arising from the provision of international communications
network gateway for its own benefits.

 

1.4       Party
A has undertaken not to provide international telecommunication network gateway
services to other third parties.

 

2.         Charging
Standard for International Telecommunications Network Gateway and Payment

 

2.1       The
service fee paid by Party B to Party A is calculated by the following formula:

 

All the actual cost of operating and maintaining the international
telecommunication network facilities ( including the depreciation cost)
×(1+10%)

 

2.2       Payment
of Service Fee of International Telecommunications Network Gateway

 

Party B shall
pay the related service fee to Party A within 15 days after the end of each
month.

 

2.3       In
case of overdue payment of service fee, Party B shall pay a fine of 0.05
percent of the overdue value to Party A for each day.

 

3.         Quality
Guarantee and Failure Handling

 

3.1       Party
A guarantees that its international telecommunication network gateway
facilities comply with the standard and regulations of government authorities
and that it shall operate and maintain the gateway pursuant to the technical
specification standard established from time to time by government authorities.

 

3.2       Party
B guarantees that its facilities that access to the international
telecommunication network gateway comply with the technical specification
standard established by government authorities

 

3.3       In
case Party A is justified to make adjustment to the international
telecommunication network gateway, it shall notice Party B first and make
appropriate arrangement to ensure the normal business of Party B.

 

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3.4       Party
A shall provide a team to handle failure reports from Party B around the clock
and arrange for handling the failure. In case of detecting the failure or
receiving the failure reports from Party B, Party A shall organize recovery and
party B shall dispatch people to give assistance. Party A guarantees to recover
related equipments of the failed international telecommunication network
gateway within the time limit of recovery as stipulated in the national
maintenance procedure,

 

3.5       In case the business of Party B is affected
due to the problem of international telecommunication network gateway, Party A
shall undertake all the direct loss and reasonable indirect loss suffered by
Party B.

 

4.         In case Party B legitimately owns the
international telecommunication network gateway in the future, Party A agrees
to transfer the gateway to Party B as it requires.

 

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Attachment 8 Leasing of Satellite
Capacity

 

1.         Terminal
Equipments

 

The satellite earth station systems built by
Party A in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Huhehaote, Xining, Urumqi, Lanzhou, Xi’an,
Jinan, Taiyuan, Chongqing, Yinchuan, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming, Nanning,
Chengdu and Shenyang were already put into operation. Tests have shown that
these systems comply with the technical requirement for long distance roaming
connection in GSM mobile communications network of Party B.

 

2.         Leased
Circuits

 

2.1       The
2M of digital circuits leased by Party A to Party B is attached in the
Attachment.

 

2.2       Party
B and/or its subsidiaries may request to increase the types and number of
leased circuits, in light of the needs for service development, (including
without limitation VSAT satellite data circuits for paging service). Party A
shall lease such circuits to Party B and/or its subsidiaries pursuant to the
principle and applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement and provide
necessary supporting equipments.

 

3.         Lease
Fee

 

3.1       The
monthly lease fee for every 2M digital circuits is based on the tariff standard
for satellite digital circuits established by government authorities from time
to time, less a discount of 10 percent or even a greater discount no less than
that provided by a third party for leasing similar circuits.

 

3.2       Party
B shall pay related service fee to Party A within 15 days after the end of each
month.

 

3.3       Within
the term of validity of this Agreement, the circuits lease fee under this
Agreement shall be changed accordingly in case government authorities make
adjustment to the tariff of satellite digital circuits.

 

4.         Equipment
Maintenance and Circuits Failure Handling

 

4.1       It
is the obligation of Party A to maintain the equipments and guarantee the
smooth operation of the leased circuits. Party A shall strictly implement the Satellite Communications Maintenance Regulation issued
by MPT Doc. [1994] 763 and other related regulations to ensure smooth operation
of the circuits, so as to meet Party B’s demand for normal operation.

 

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4.2       Party
A shall set up a special team responsible for receiving and handling circuits
failure reports from Party B. Once Party A detects circuits failure or receives
failure reports from Party B, Party A shall remove the failure in 2 hours if it
is an ordinary failure and in 24 hours if it is a special failure.

 

4.3       In
case Party A needs installation of satellite earth station and related
facilities, Party B shall provide necessary venue and supporting equipments.

 

Party A may sign an agreement on the
maintenance of the satellite earth station with relevant affiliates of Party B.

 

5.         Adjustment
to Circuits Direction

 

In case Party B needs to change the direction of the circuits during
the term of this Agreement, Party A shall make adjustment in line with the
requirement of Party B, and Party B shall undertake relevant cost. During the
adjustment period to move the satellite earth station equipments, the lease fee
is calculated on the basis of the standard established in this Agreement.

 

6.         Dropout
Liability

 

6.1       In
case of circuit dropout caused by dropout of satellite transponder, Party A
shall reduce its lease fee imposed on Party B in the following way:

 

	
  Duration of dropout

  	
   

  	
  Lease fee to be Reduced (based on

  daily lease fee)

  
	
  Within 30 Minutes

  	
   

  	
  no reduction

  
	
  30 minutes — 3 hours (not including 3 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 1/10 of daily lease fee

  
	
  3—6 hours (not including 6 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 1/5 of daily lease fee

  
	
  6—9 hours (not including 9 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 2/5 of daily lease fee

  
	
  9-10 hours (not including 10 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 3/5 of daily lease fee

  
	
  10-15 hours (not including 15 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 4/5 of daily lease fee

  
	
  15-24 hours (not including 24 hours)

  	
   

  	
  reduce by 100% daily lease fee

  
	
  Duration of dropout within 3 hours in succession (excluding 3 hours
  or over 3 hours) is accumulated.

  

 

6.2       In
case of circuit dropout lasting more than 2 hours due to failure of satellite
earth station facilities, the lease fee for the actual accumulated duration of
the dropout shall be deducted (calculated by 1/365 each day) from the actual
lease fee, together with a penalty equivalent to the lease fee for the same
duration. The lease fee and penalty shall be credited to payable lease fee for
the second half of the year.

 

6.3       In
case of dropout caused by failure of the transmission circuits or transmission
equipment between the interface of satellite earth station and interface of MO
switch, Party A undertakes no responsibility.

 

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7.         Liability
for Breach of Contract

 

7.1       During
the term of the Agreement, Party A is entitled to terminate the agreement,
withdraw circuits and ask for compensation from Party B in case of either of
the following,

 

(1)       Party
B re-leases, transfers or re-lends the circuits to any third party without
permission of Party A;

 

(2)       Party
B fails to pay the lease fee after the payment has been overdue for 30 days.

 

7.2       During
the term of the Agreement, Party B may terminate the agreement, cease to pay the
lease fee and ask for compensation from Party A in case of either of the
following

 

(1) Party A re-leases, transfers or re-lends the circuits without
permission from Party B;

 

(2) Party A cuts the circuits without permission from Party B (except
for the reasons listed in Article 6 under this Attachment)

 

8.         Implementation of the outstanding
issues under this Attachment shall be based on related regulations on leasing
services of the satellite long distance digital circuits established by Party A
in accordance with laws, subject to confirmation of Party B in advance.

 

31Exhibit 4.30

 

(English Translation)

 

 

Transfer Agreement of

 

The Comprehensive Service Agreement

 

 

 

Between

 

China United Telecommunications Corporation Limited

 

 

And

 

China Unicom Corporation Limited

 

Unicom New World Telecommunications Corporation Limited

 

 

 

March 24, 2005

 

 

This Agreement was signed in Beijing, People’s
Republic of China (“China”), on March 24, 2005, by the representatives of the
following parties:

 

(1)                      The
Transferor:

 

China United
Telecommunications Corporation Limited (“A Share Company”)

Location: F40th,
Jinmao Building, No.88 ShiJi Avenue, Shanghai 

Legal
Representative: Chang Xiaobing

 

(2)                      The
Transferee:

 

China Unicom
Corporation Limited (“CUCL”) 

Location: F12
of No. 1 Building, Henderson Center, No.18, JianGuoMen Nei Street, Beijing 

Legal
Representative: Chang Xiaobing

 

Unicom New
World Telecommunications Corporation Limited (“Unicom New World”) 

Location: Room
1009, F10th of No. 1 Building, No. 18, JianGuoMen Nei Street, DongCheng
District, Beijing 

Legal
Representative: Chang Xiaobing

 

In this
Agreement, CUCL and Unicom New World are separately or collectively referred to
as the Transferee.

 

Whereas,

 

(1)                      CUCL is a foreign invested enterprise established and survived in
compliance with the Chinese law, with 100% of its shares being held by China
Unicom Limited (“Red-chip Company”). A Share Company is a limited holding
company established and survived in compliance with the Chinese law, listed in
Shanghai Stock Exchange (“SSE”) on October 9, 2002, with 69.3224% of its shares
being held by China United Telecommunications Corporation (“Unicom Group”);

 

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(2)                      In order for CUCL to offer GSM mobile communications services and other
telecommunications services(excluding CDMA service) in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei,
Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Hubei,
Guangdong (“Twelve Provinces and Municipalities”), Unicom Group and CUCL signed
on May 25, 2000 the Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the old Comprehensive Services
Agreement I”) to agree on matters including interconnection settlement
arrangements, roaming arrangements, supply of special telecom cards,
procurement of equipment, mutual provision of Premises, etc. In order for CUCL
to offer CDMA service in the Twelve Provinces and Municipalities, Unicom Group and
CUCL signed on November 22, 2001 the CDMA Network Comprehensive Services
Agreement (“CDMA Comprehensive Services Agreement”);

 

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(3)                      On August 12, 2002, Unicom Group and A Share Company signed a memorandum
of understanding on the transactions to be conducted after the listing of the
shares of A Share Company (“Connected Transactions MoU”) between Unicom Group
or its subsidiaries (excluding A Share Company and the subsidiaries held by A
Share Company) and Red-chip Company indirectly held by A Share Company and its
subsidiaries. According to the understanding reached in the Connected
Transactions MoU, in the event that the transactions to be conducted between
Red-chip Company itself or its subsidiaries and Unicom Group or any of its
subsidiaries (excluding A Share Company and the subsidiaries held by A Share
Company) require approval of the minority shareholders of A Share Company under
the Rules Governing the Listing of Shares on Shanghai Stock Exchange (“Rules of
SSE”) applicable from time to time, which are deemed at the same time as
connected transactions that require approval of the minority shareholders of
Red-chip Company under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Rules of SEHK”) applicable from time to
time, the above connected transactions shall be conducted in a 2-step approach:
(1) Unicom Group or any of its subsidiaries enters into an agreement on the
intended transaction with A Share Company or China Unicom (BVI) Limited (“Unicom
BVI”), identifying the rights and obligations of the 2 parties involved in the
transaction under the agreement (including, but not limited to, approval of
Unicom Group of the transfer of the rights and obligations of A Share Company
or Unicom BVI under the agreement to Red-chip Company or any of its
subsidiaries); (2) A Share Company or Unicom BVI transfers its rights and
obligations under the above mentioned agreement to Red-chip Company or any of
its subsidiaries;

 

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(4)                      Pursuant to the arrangements made in the above mentioned Connected
Transactions MoU, and in order for Unicom New Century Telecommunications Corporation
Ltd. (“Unicom New Century”) to offer mobile communications services in Jilin,
Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan, Shaanxi provinces, Chongqing
Municipality, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region (“9A Areas”), Unicom Group signed the Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement II”) with A Share Company on November 20,
2002. On the same day, A Share Company signed the Agreement on Transfer of the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement II with Unicom New Century to transfer all
its rights and obligations under the old Comprehensive Services Agreement II to
Unicom New Century;

 

(5)                      Pursuant to the arrangements made in the above mentioned Connected
Transactions MoU, and in order for Unicom New World Telecommunications Corporation
Ltd. (“Unicom New World”) to offer mobile communications services in Shanxi,
Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Hainan, Yunnan, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet (“9B
Areas”), Unicom Group signed the Comprehensive Services Agreement (“the old
Comprehensive Services Agreement III”) with A Share Company on November 20,
2003. On the same day, A Share Company signed the Agreement on Transfer of the
old Comprehensive Services Agreement III with Unicom New World to transfer all
its rights and obligations under the old Comprehensive Services Agreement III
to Unicom New World;

 

(6)                      Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, the old Comprehensive Services
Agreement I, CDMA Comprehensive Services Agreement, Satellite Channel Lease
Agreement, the old Comprehensive Services Agreement II and its transfer
agreement, the old Comprehensive Services Agreement III and its transfer
agreement are collectively referred to as “the Old Comprehensive Services
Agreement”;

 

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(7)                      CUCL assimilated and merged with Unicom New Century on July 30, 2004, and the
rights and obligations of Unicom New World under the old Comprehensive Services
Agreement II have been inherited by CUCL. The Ministry of Commence has
approved, pursuant to MOC’S Approval of the
Merging between China Unicom Corporation Limited and Unicom New World Telecommunications Co. Ltd.(MOC [2005]No.258), of the merging between CUCL
and Unicom New World. At present, CUCL
is going through the rest of the legal procedures necessary for its merging
with Unicom New World, upon completion
of which Red-chip Company would have CUCL as its sole operating entity
in China;

 

(8)                      On November 22, 2004, Unicom Group signed the Amendment to Equipment
Procurement Agreement separately with CUCL and Unicom New World (the amendments to equipment
procurement agreements are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Amendment
to Equipment Procurement Agreement”), amending the settlement standard for
equipment procurement service contained in the Old Comprehensive Services
Agreement;

 

(9)                      Unicom Group and Unicom A Share Company signed the “Comprehensive Service
Agreement” on March 24, 2005.

 

Considering
of the implementation and amendment of the voluntary Comprehensive Service
Agreement, with common studies and consultations, the Parties to this
Agreement, in the principle of equality and mutual benefit, have agreed as
follows:

 

1.                           If the
conditions of entry into force described in Article 6 of this Agreement were
met, the Transferor agrees to transfer all its rights and obligations under the
Comprehensive Service Agreement and its attachments to the Transferee. The
Transferee hereupon agrees to acquire the rights and obligations of the
Transferor under the Comprehensive Service Agreement.

 

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2.                           Once
the Transferor transferred its rights and obligations under the Comprehensive
Service Agreement to the Transferee, the Transferee would immediately succeed
to all the rights and obligations of the Transferor under the Comprehensive
Service Agreement, and the Transferor should terminate all the relevant rights
and obligations succeeded by the Transferee under the Comprehensive Service
Agreement.

 

3.                           The
Transferor acknowledges that, in accordance with Article 6 of the Comprehensive
Service Agreement, Unicom Group have irrepealably agreed that the Transferor
may transfer its rights and obligations under the Comprehensive Service
Agreement to the Transferee, and no further consent from the Unicom Group for
such transfer is required.

 

4.                           The
Parties to this Agreement should ensure that they have the rights, power and
capability to sign and implement this Agreement. This Agreement shall
constitute the lawful, effective and binding obligations of the Parties
immediately upon its signing.

 

5.                           The
Transferee agrees to undertake the rights and obligations in the past and
future under the Comprehensive Service Agreement in compliance with the terms
and conditions defined in the Comprehensive Service Agreement in its period of
validity.

 

6.                           Come
into Effect

 

This Agreement comes into effect together
with the Comprehensive Service Agreement, with the following conditions being
satisfied.

 

6.1                     The shareholders’ meeting of Red-chip
Company approves in accordance with its applicable laws, regulations and
listing rules, the transfer of the Transferor’s rights and obligations under
the Comprehensive Service Agreement to the Transferee;

 

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6.2                     The shareholders’ meeting of the
Transferor approves in accordance with its applicable laws, regulations, and
listing rules, the signing and implementation of the Comprehensive Service
Agreement.

 

7.                           Further
Arrangement

 

The Ministry of Commerce has approved the
merger of Unicom New World by CUCL, and the relevant legal procedures are going
to be completed. Therefore the Parties to this Agreement now agree and
acknowledge that, after the completion of the legal procedures to merge Unicom
New World by CUCL, all the rights and obligations of Unicom New World under
this Agreement will be succeeded by CUCL. And CUCL may succeed the rights and
obligations of Unicom New World under this Agreement without any other approval
or consent from A Share Company.

 

8.                           Force
Majeure

 

Any party who fails to carry out the relevant
obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the agreed conditions due
to any events of Force Majeure which could not be predicted, and the occurrence
or results of which could not be avoided or overcome, the party should inform
other parties of its occurrence as soon as possible and thereafter provide
detailed information and a valid document for evidence explaining the reason of
its inability to execute or delay the execution of all or part of the
obligations under this Agreement and its attachments within 15 days. The
Parties shall, through consultations, decide whether to suspend, partially
exempt or delay the execution of such obligations according to the effects of
the events of Force Majeure on the performance of the obligation.

 

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9.                           Confidentiality

 

Unless otherwise defined or required by law
or the relevant regulatory authority, or for the purpose of information
disclosure by the Transferor to SEC, or by Red-chip Company to Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), either party shall not provide or disclose any
data or information related to the business of other parties to any company,
enterprise, organization or personnel without the written permission of the
relevant party.

 

10.                     No waiver

 

Unless otherwise stipulated by law, the
failure or delay of execution of the rights, power or privileges under this
Agreement by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of such rights, power
or privileges. And the partial execution of such rights, power and privileges
shall not obstruct the future execution of such rights, power and privileges.

 

11.                     Notice

 

Any notice related to this Agreement shall be
made in writing, and delivered in person by one party to other parties, or sent
by facsimile or by mail. Such notices shall be deemed delivered upon receipt
when delivered in person; or upon confirmation of delivery displayed in the fax
machine of the addresser if transmitted by facsimile; or within three working
days (automatically extended when falls on legal holidays) after being
delivered by mail. Any notice shall come into effect upon delivery.

 

The communication addresses of the Parties to
this Agreement are as follows: 

	
  China United Telecommunications Corporation
  Ltd.

  	
   

  	
  China Unicom

  Corporation Limited

  	
   

  	
  Unicom New World 

  Telecommunications 

  Corporation Limited

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Addressee: Zhao Yilei

  	
   

  	
  Addressee: Yang Xiaowei

  	
   

  	
  Addressee: Yang Xiaowei

  
	
  Address: F40th, Jinmao 

  Building, No.88 ShiJi 

  Avenue, Shanghai

  	
   

  	
  Address: Room 1029, 

  F10, No. 133 A, Xidan 

  North Street, Xicheng 

  District, Beijing

  	
   

  	
  Address: Room 1029, 

  F10, No. 133 A, Xidan 

  North Street, Xicheng 

  District, Beijing

  
	
  Postal Code: 200121

  	
   

  	
  Postal Code: 100032

  	
   

  	
  Postal Code: 100032

  

 

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12.                     Applicable
Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the People’s Republic of China, and be construed and executed in accordance
with the laws of China.

 

13.                     Settlement of
Disputes

 

All disputes arising from the effectiveness,
interpretation or performance of this Agreement shall be settled through
friendly negotiation. Should no settlement be reached through negotiation
within 30 days after the arising of the disputes, any party shall be entitled
to proceed to the People’s Court with proper jurisdiction.

 

14.                     Miscellaneous

 

14.1               Each party may make
revisions or supplements to this Agreement under consultations with other
Parties. All the revisions and supplements shall be effective when signed and
sealed by the legal representatives of the Parties or their authorized
representatives.

 

14.2               This Agreement is
severable. If any provisions of this Agreement is held to be against the law or
unenforceable, the effectiveness and implementation of the remaining provisions
shall not be affected.

 

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14.3               This Agreement was done in six original copies,
two for each Party, being equally authenticated.

 

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China United Telecommunications Corporation Limited
(Stamp)

 

	
  Legal representative or his authorized
  representative:

  	
  /s/ Sun Qian

  	
   

  

 

 

China Unicom Corporation Limited (Stamp)

 

	
  Legal representative or his authorized
  representative:

  	
  /s/ Tong Jilu

  	
   

  

 

 

 

Unicom New World Telecommunications
Corporation Limited (Stamp)

 

	
  Legal representative or his authorized
  representative:

  	
  /s/ Tong Jilu

  	
   

  

 

 

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