China Telecom, the country’s biggest fixed-line carrier, is in talks with Apple to offer a CDMA version of the iPhone, Chairman Wang Xiaochu said last week.

China Mobile said last week it cut call rates by an average of at least 15 percent for some customers. Still, Unicom’s Chang said yesterday he sees “little room” for carriers to lower tariffs further.

Unicom plans to sell more short-term notes and bonds to finance the company’s expansion, Executive Director Tong Jilu said yesterday, without elaborating.