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LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

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Hutchison lowers handset prices

April 9, 2003

Hutchison 3G, which is operating its service under the brand name 3 and the first mobile operator in Europe to offer WCDMA 3G services, has reduced the price of its three handsets in a sign that consumers are not taking to the new technology that offers high-speed mobile data access.

Price on the Motorola A830 has fallen to as little as £125, compared with its standard entry-level handset prices of £400.

The mobile operator, which is pinning its hopes for success on new flagship services such as live video calls, has also extended an introductory offer of half-price handsets - which was supposed to have finished at the end of last month, - for a further month.

Recent consumer surveys have found the 3G service too expensive with consumers also reluctant to sign on since there are so few users of the new technology.

One industry source said that 3's third-generation phone service was not selling as well as hoped at independent mobile phone retailers such as The Link, Phones 4U and Carphone Warehouse.

3 said recently it had sold about 10,000 handsets in the first couple of weeks since its 3rd March 2003 launch.

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