CHINA’S top three major telecom operators will launch rollover data services today, meaning unused data at the end of the month will no longer just disappear.

    The operators will launch the service to all subscribers automatically.

    Since May of this year, the three major operators have tested this kind of service within certain businesses and through a traffic data donation service.

    In July, China’s Department of Telecommunication Development urged telecom operators to launch data rollover plans for all subscribers. The authority also urged telecom companies to lower Internet prices and raise connection speeds.

    The “Big Three” telecom carriers have been asked to make further reductions in overseas roaming rates and allow users to carry forward unused monthly data allowances, in the latest efforts by the government to regulate the sector.

    The Ministry and Industry and Information Technology, also the industry regulator, said yesterday that the new directive follows public complaints that despite the high fees charged by the carriers, the speed and quality of the provided services remain poor.(SD-Agencies)