Telecom operators dial up cooperation

Three telecom operators are researching the possibility of setting up a telecom infrastructure company that would be responsible for construction of base stations for mobile networks.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday night that the three telecom carriers - China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom - are in discussions to build a collective company.

The ministry's announcement came in response to a report from Caijing.com that the carriers are going to lease network resources from a new company.