Baidu Wins 3G Deal

BEIJING -- Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU - News), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced it has entered a strategic partnership arrangement with China Telecom Corporation Limited (NYSE: CHA - News) to provide wireless search for China Telecom's 3G mobile phone subscribers.

Under this agreement, Baidu's wireless search service will be embedded in China Telecom's ''Best Tone'' 3G phone modules. China Telecom mobile subscribers will be able to use the ''Best Tone'' platform to access Baidu products including web search, Baidu Knows, Baidu Post-bar, image search, news search, MP3 search and other useful services.

''We are very excited to provide China Telecom subscribers with wireless search services,'' said Xuyang Ren, Baidu's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. ''The cooperation between Baidu and China Telecom leverages each company's respective expertise and should deliver a convenient and rich mobile search experience to a growing and important user base.''

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