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[ NNSquad ] 100 Mbps symmetric broadband for $13/mo (for 24 months)
----- Forwarded message from David Farber <dave@farber.net> ----- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:19:20 -0500 From: David Farber <dave@farber.net> Subject: [IP] Press release HongKong: now 100/100 Mbps @ US$13/month Reply-To: dave@farber.net To: ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: From: "D.H. van der Woude" <dhvanderwoude@gmail.com> Date: November 2, 2009 6:43:42 AM EST To: dave@farber.net Subject: Press release HongKong: now 100/100 Mbps @ US$13/month David, The news below might be of interest to IP as it illustrates the worldwide digital divide. grtz Dirk \http://reg.hkbn.net/ctigroup_admin/files_upload/PR_MGM_E99.pdf For Immediate Release HKBN: “AWESOME SPEED. FOR EVERYONE” 100Mbps broadband at US$13/month (Hong Kong, 1 November 2009) Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd (“HKBN”), a wholly owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited (HKSE: 1137, NASDAQ: CTEL), today announces breakthrough “AWESOME SPEED. FOR EVERYONE” - 100Mbps broadband service at US$13/month (HK$99/month). Some cars earn “SuperCar” status by their sheer performance but are priced beyond the mass. At HKBN, we have shattered this affordability barrier by delivering a “SuperCar” class symmetric 100Mbps broadband service at a mass market price. Anyone who stays within our 1.62 million households’ network coverage, including all our existing 391,000 broadband users are eligible to invite a friend to join our bb100 service for 24 months for price of HK$99 (US$13)/month each. At this monthly fee level, the cost per Mbps for HKBN’s 100Mbps broadband service is just US$0.06 (HK$0.50), which is AWESOME World Class leading value. Furthermore, with our unique Speed Guarantee of 80% local bandwidth and unparalleled performance in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, we are delivering on one of our core purposes “To experience the joy of advancing and applying telecommunications technology for the benefit of the public”. Mr. William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of HKBN said, “With at least 32% of Internet users in Hong Kong still suffering from broadband services below 10Mbps1, Hong Kong is lagging behind Korea and Japan in terms of Fibre-To-The-Home’s Penetration2, and is only classed as “Comfortably enjoying today’s applications” in terms of Broadband Development3. Being the second largest broadband service provider, we have a duty to improve Hong Kong’s Global standings. Given our exceptional word-of-mouth, our launch of “AWESOME SPEED. FOR EVERYONE” is not just about competition, but also dedicated to applying telecommunications technology for the benefit of public, making Ultra High Speed Broadband Access the norm in Hong Kong.” For video highlights of Hong Kong Press event, with full Television Campaign, please refer to www.youtube.com.hk/HKBNatUtube . ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ----- End forwarded message -----