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NOKIA WILL EXPAND CHINESE NETWORKS

ESPOO,Finland-Nokia Corp. signed agreements to expand Global System for Mobile communications networks for two carriers in China.

An agreement with Jiangxi Post and Telecommunications Administration China calls for Nokia to complete the third expansion of the Jiangxi GSM 900 MHz network, which will bring network capacity to 370,000 subscribers, said Nokia. Deliveries are scheduled to begin shortly and the network will be operational next fall.

Under an agreement with Henan Post and Telecommunications Administration, Nokia is expected to complete the third expansion of Henan PTA’s GSM 900 MHz network. Nokia has agreed to supply its high-capacity mobile switching center and base station systems.

Nokia values the combined agreements at $60 million.

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