China Telecom add prestige to Asian Games

22 January 2009 | By Adam Fraser

Contract summary

Length of contract: 2 years
Annualised value: US$43.8 million
Overall value: US$87.7 million

China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom) has signed a deal with the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC).

The deal sees the telecoms company become a ‘Prestige Partner’ of the 16th Asian Games, which will take place at the end of 2010. Under the deal it will develop and provide a comprehensive information service for the event.

Over the next two years China Telecom will work with the organising committee as a ‘high-level sponsor’ to establish communication systems including; fixed communication services, internet access services and satellite TV signal transmission.

The company will invest a total of US$87.7 million in the project.

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