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20 May 2008

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ChinaTechNews.com

Overseas Telecom Operators Donate To China's Earthquake Relief

Following the earthquake in Sichuan, a number of foreign telecom operators have lent a hand for China's disaster relief by either donating money or offering other services. Telefonica, the second largest telecom operator in Europe...has announced plans to donate RMB10 million targeted at children in the disaster areas. SK Group's affiliates, including SK Telecom and SK Energy, have donated RMB10 million to the Red Cross Society of China...Telstra, a major telecom service provider from Australia, has...offer[ed] free toll telephone service for fixed phone users who make phone calls to Sichuan from May 17 to May 26.