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15 TO WATCH/5 SPORTS TECH/POWER OF SPORTS 5: RICK HORROW’S TOP SPORTS/BIZ/TECH/PHILANTHROPY ISSUES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 6

with Jamie Swimmer & Jesse Leeds Grant

With the 2018 PGA Championship returning to St. Louis for the first time in 26 years, the event is expected to generate $102 million for Missouri’s economy, according to the PGA of America. That number is right in line with recent previous economic impacts of the PGA Championship: $100 million at Quail Hollow in Charlotte last year, $100 million at Baltusrol in New Jersey in 2016, and $102 million at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin in 2015. According to the National Golf Foundation, the total size of Missouri’s total golf economic impact in 2010 was $1.7 billion with a direct golf economy of $888.6 million. This includes supporting 21,000 jobs and $485.1 million in annual wage income. There are a total of 320 golf facilities in Missouri. And a study by TEConomy Partners found that golf is an $84 billion industry, up 22% in the last five years, and impacts nearly two million jobs while supporting $58.7 billion in annual wage income. After his WGC-Firestone win on Sunday, all eyes will be on Justin Thomas in St. Louis this week, as Thomas attempts to defend his PGA Championship title and join Tiger Woods as the only players to win back-to-back in stroke play. (A few eyeballs may be on Tiger, too.)

A number too big to keep under your hat. The PGA Championship begins this week at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, and PGA Senior Director of Merchandising and Licensing Mike Quirk believes that hat sales at the merchandise shop "could hit 100,000 over 10 days." Said Quirk, "I’d be lying if I didn’t say we’re hoping it will be the best PGA Championship ever." According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, crowds in the merchandise tent are "expected to be so large that 50 cash registers will be open on peak days." Measuring 360 feet by 130 feet, the space is a "sensory overload of colored golf apparel and unexpected merchandise, almost all of which is available only in the store." Slowly but surely, all of golf’s other Majors have emulated The Masters by providing exclusive merchandise on-site that’s not available on-line nor merchandised elsewhere. And in an age in which paperless tickets are becoming the norm, exclusive logoed merchandise will eventually be a sports fan’s only way of visually boasting “I was there.” Expect the pricing to keep pace.

WGC event marks PGA Tour's exit from Akron. The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational concluded on Sunday at Firestone Country Club, and according to the Akron Beacon-Journal, players "expressed sadness that Akron will no longer hold a PGA Tour tournament after hosting one for 65 years." Tiger Woods, who won the event eight times (but finished tied for 31st on Sunday), would "surely lobby the PGA Tour to return" to Firestone after the event heads to Memphis next year. But even Woods said that he "doesn’t know how feasible that is." Bridgestone has "committed to sponsor the Senior Players Championship for four years" at Firestone starting in July 2019. Even if the tour could find a sponsor after the four-year Senior Players run, many issues would need to be hammered out. Boosting tourism in the region, the Pro Football Hall of Fame game and enshrinement in nearby Canton was estimated to draw 700,000 people who “participated in related events" over the weekend; the WGC-Bridgestone was "expected to attract about 85,000.” The Hall of Fame induction ceremony itself drew a record 22,205 fans, encouraging numbers for the NFL as preseason matchups begin in earnest this week.

Elsewhere in Ohio, Buckeye players and fans await the fate of Head Coach Urban Meyer, following accusations that Meyer was aware of domestic violence claims made against assistant coach Zach Smith but took no action. Meyer was immediately placed on administrative leave by Ohio State University as it launched an investigation. Meanwhile, Ohio-based restaurant chain Bob Evans suspended the partnership it had just signed with Meyer, and removed all related content from its stores and website pending Ohio State’s investigation. The company last week had announced the new endorsement deal, "showcasing images of Meyer wearing a Bob Evans jacket and holding a branded coffee mug." On Thursday, the Buckeyes were ranked third in USA Today’s preseason Amway Coaches Poll – a fairly meaningless evaluation until play actually starts, but nonetheless the Buckeyes’ high ranking will place the program under even more scrutiny. Not expected to be affected: the school’s lucrative deals with Fanatics and Nike, worth $97 million and $252 million respectively.

Power of Sports, presented by Group1001, profiles college football teams and notable coaches’ efforts off the field to make a difference in the community. This month’s episode includes a one-on-one interview with University of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban. In the interview, Saban discusses his philanthropic initiatives, including working with wife Terry as part of Nick’s Kids Foundation. Saban, who was inspired to lead the foundation based on his father’s example, says, “There’s not much that we do that can make us feel better than when we help someone else.” The organization supports local youth by promoting their education through juvenile delinquent centers, first-generation scholarships, community centers in church communities, and more. The episode also highlights University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s former head coach, Tom Osborne, and his TeamMates, a school-based mentoring program that supports kids by pairing mentors and mentees as they connect over the course of the academic year. Texas A&M, University of Oklahoma, Auburn, and University of Illinois are also featured. As college teams return to camp to prepare for the season ahead, it’s rewarding to be able to report uplifting stories in the midst of the usual scandals, controversies, and trash talk.

Vienna, a landlocked city not known for its beaches, turned into a huge beach party this past weekend as it hosted the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch. According to the Beach Major Series, the tournament was held on the iconic Danube Island in the middle of the city, where 8,000 fans packed into Red Bull Beach Arena to watch the action on the main stage and thousands more roamed the tournament grounds, partaking in the festivities. The spectacle was unlike anything American sports fans are accustomed to – the majority of the seats in Red Bull Beach Arena were free for fans, upbeat music was blasted in between each point, and each set was followed by a dance break. Most of the fans showed up to Danube Island in proper beach attire, basking in the sun and taking advantage of the water hoses that sprayed the masses in the stands to help keep cool. The $600,000 purse provided proper incentive for all competing teams, though the Austrian duos had the boost of a raucous home crowd. Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum had double reason to celebrate their superb A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch victory – the gold medal lifted the Vikings to the top of the world rankings.

With the NFL preseason officially upon us following the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens kicking off the 2018 Hall of Fame Game in Canton, the league’s financial state remains sound. According to the Forbes, despite a few years of low ratings and problems with concussions and player safety, the NFL continues to boom from a financial perspective. Following the 2017 season, the combined values of all 32 NFL franchises amounted to an incredible $80.705 billion. That number alone is greater than the GDP of hundreds of countries – the NFL franchises together would rank 66th in the world in terms of nominal GDP, just behind Ethiopia and ahead of Kenya, Syria, and Guatemala. Franchise values keep rising too, as exemplified by former Pittsburgh Steelers investor David Tepper’s recent $2.2 billion purchase of the Carolina Panthers. While everything continues to look rosy from a financial perspective, the NFL is hoping to win back a chunk of its former fan base that left in recent years amid the ongoing anthem dilemma and player safety concerns, among other issues.

On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize sports betting in all 50 states, the NBA has become the first major American sports league to sign an official gaming partner. According to SportsBusiness Journal, the NBA signed a multiyear sponsorship with MGM Resorts International, reportedly worth more than $25 million over three years. As the league’s official gaming partner, MGM will be given access to “official league data for use in betting,” though the NBA will still retain the rights to license its data to other gaming operations, which seems likely to happen. The deal also includes rights to the WNBA. The deal struck by Commissioner Adam Silver was done in a fashion to give the league flexibility going forward in the rapidly emerging and evolving space. “Rather than re-litigating the integrity fee, which is still being hotly discussed state by state, it was about finding an approach unique to us where we both feel we’re being fairly treated,” said Silver. For MGM, getting the NBA’s data was crucial. “I know the value of data,” said MGM Resorts Chairman and CEO Jim Murren. “To be able to have the official NBA data for sports bettors around the world is very valuable. I was willing to, and I’ve paid for that.” The gaming partner ice is broken – expect other American pro leagues to look very, very closely at similar deals.

The NBA’s free agency bonanza of 2016 feels like longer than two years ago when you consider the amount of money spent during the 2018 window. According to the Wall Street Journal, the annual salaries for NBA players have been a “reflection of something far more arbitrary” than pure talent over the past three years, with roll players and solid, non-superstar talents earning incredible and unprecedented sums of money. That care-free spending trend has calmed down as of late though, with the market cooling last year and remaining “chilly this year.” Last summer, the total amount spent by teams during free agency dropped to about $2.4 billion from over $3.5 billion and is now at roughly $1.7 billion this year. Players took smaller deals earlier in the summer as opposed to years past, trying to “grab whatever money was available before it disappeared.” In addition to the size of contracts decreasing over the past three years, teams have shown their desire to hedge their bets by inking players to shorter contracts. Whereas the average contract lasted 2.3 years back in 2016, the average length now sits at only 1.9 years.

10.The Pittsburgh Pirates, traditionally a team that focuses more on its bottom line than short-term success, shocked MLB by making two major moves before the trade deadline. According to TribLive.com, the Pirates acquired pitchers Chris Archer and Keone Kela in moves that “not only signaled their intention to compete for a playoff berth but a departure from their penny-pinching ways of seasons past.” Heading into the 2018 season, the Pirates had MLB’s fourth-smallest payroll, with a total payroll of $90,700,529, far below the Boston Red Sox’ $227,817,373 total payroll. Traditionally a team that looks to build for the future by investing in young prospects and trading away star players – just as they did in January when they shipped pitcher Gerrit Cole and outfielder Andrew McCutchen – this move has left “Pittsburgh buzzing about baseball on the final day of July.” Archer, the former Rays pitcher, was largely considered the “biggest star traded” before the deadline. Look for the Pirates to try and steal some thunder from the Steelers and Penguins come fall.

Oak View Group executives remain confident that Seattle’s push to land NBA and NHL teams will ultimately come down to the arena. According to the Seattle Times, KeyArena’s estimated $700 million in upgrades are meant to make the iconic venue a “top-third revenue producer for both the NHL and NBA.” The way that the arena is being renovated, with dedicated locker rooms for three teams, including the WNBA Storm, will add another 50,000 square feet to the arena, expanding the walls outward while preserving the existing roof. Construction is expected to being no later than early November so that the project can be completed by October, 2020 “in time for that year’s NHL season opener.” The seating capacity at KeyArena will be expanded for both sports expected to be played there, jumping several hundred up to 17,400 for NHL and 18,600 for NBA games. Seattle is a proven hoops town, so those 18,000+ seats shouldn’t be hard to sell out – in year one, anyway.

12.The NCAA Commission on College Basketball, chaired by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, has recommended that new, regulated summer camps should replace a number of shoe brand-sponsored tournaments. According to JohnWallStreet, the Commission believes that these shoe-sponsored tournaments, mostly on the AAU circuit, have largely led to what has now become a full-blown scandal with FBI involvement across college hoops. By replacing some of these tournaments across the country, the new camps would hopefully mitigate some of the influence that such preeminent shoe companies as Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour have over young players. The new regional summer camps would be run by USA Basketball and “supersede (in terms of talent/coaches attending) existing tournaments.” A vote will take place within the next 30 days based on the Commission of College Basketball’s final recommendations and, if approved, “the changes could be implemented in time for summer 2019.” The payola shoe, it appears, is no longer on the other foot.

13.Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent shocking move to Juventus is not only expected to pay dividends for the Italian giants, but for all Serie A clubs. According to The Sun, the Portuguese international’s arrival in Turin has prompted clubs around Italy to significantly raise ticket prices for home matches against the Old Lady. Some clubs have gone as far as raising prices by an astounding 600%. No other club has gone to the extreme that Parma has to capitalize on the Ronaldo craze. Tuttosport reported that the club, which declared bankruptcy in 2015 and has been forced to work its way up through the lower leagues of Italian soccer, “appears keen to take advantage” of its return to Serie A in conjunction with Ronaldo’s presence. The average price for a seat in the North End at Parma’s stadium costs merely $29.10, but those same seats are now being priced at $207.86 when Juventus comes to town. For perspective, an average season ticket for Parma last year was $220.

14.The Oakland A’s continue to struggle to find a new stadium location, facing opposition from local political groups everywhere they turn. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s current location of choice, Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, is now being protested by a group identifying itself as “Project Oakland’s Shoreline Economy.” The anonymously-run group has posted a flyer outlining a list “of drawbacks to the proposed move, including severe tragic impact to nearby warehouses and neighborhoods and the hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded infrastructure that will be needed.” This type of local opposition is very similar to what negated the A’s chances of building a ballpark next to Laney College near downtown Oakland, the team’s initial first choice. The club has tried to renovate its current home, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, to make it more fan-friendly, but a new stadium is still badly needed.

15.Since being given the green light to start MLS play in a few years, Nashville bid organizers still need to figure out their stadium situation. According to the Nashville Tennessean, under a deal proposed by Nashville Mayor David Briley, local club owners would be forced to pay the city $200,000 annually over 30 years “to lease land at the fairgrounds for a private mixed-use development next to a new stadium.” Financial terms for this deal were previously undisclosed. That $200,000 annually would eventually equate to at least $6 million over the deal’s lifetime – a significant cash windfall for the booming city. The club would still retain all of the parking revenue generated by MLS games, though the deal calls for the team to “split proceeds from non-soccer events at the stadium with the fairgrounds.” Further, Mayor Briley’s Communications Director Michael Cass confirmed that if the fairgrounds’ piece of revenue comes out to more than $200,000 in any given year then the “fairgrounds will get that larger amount instead of the base rent.” As lucrative as an MLS team is poised to be for local franchise owners, bringing a team to Nashville seems poised to provide a financial boost for the city as well.

Tech Top 5

Social fitness platform Strava has launched a new subscription model. The athlete’s social media site – which currently sees 25 activities uploaded every second and 15.3 million every week – is striving to offer much more than just being a platform to deliver the 3 billion kudos thrown around between riders and runners each year. The packages on offer are geared towards “Training,” “Analysis,” and “Safety” – though there’s nothing stopping you from opting in to all three, and Premium members will be able to continue enjoying the features they already have at the same price. “Summit Packs are designed to better tailor and personalize our features to members’ needs. Whether your goal is returning from injury or training for your first marathon, Summit Packs provide the performance tools you need along the way,” says James Quarles, CEO of Strava. The packages come under the umbrella title “Summit” services with charges from $3.25 a month.

Levy Restaurants, Miso Robotics, and the Dodgers have begun a soft launch of a robotic chef at Dodger Stadium. The AI-powered robot called Flippy will cook fried food such as chicken tenders, nuggets, and tater tots at the ballpark, bringing the technology into service after months of planning and development by the three entities. The robot uses a combination of cameras, AI, thermal scanners, and lasers to conduct kitchen tasks and is designed in part to shift human workers away from more dangerous, repetitive tasks such as working a deep fryer and into other roles. The robot is also aimed at improving fan wait times and creating more consistent food quality. Levy Restaurants’ E15 analytics subsidiary, which is leading the robotics project, intends to follow up the Dodger Stadium installation with another at Staples Center later this year. “As we get up and running in L.A. with this, I would anticipate the acceleration of this technology across the industry to really increase,” E15 President Jaime Faulkner said.

Bleacher Report Live reveals pricing and plans for Champions League coverage. Turner Sports has unveiled coverage plans and pricing details for its inaugural coverage of European soccer’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with the majority of games to be offered behind a pay wall on the company’s new B/R Live OTT platform. Starting with the UEFA Super Cup on August 15, Turner susbidiary TNT will carry just 46 Champions League matches, with all remaining fixtures to be shown on B/R Live. In addition, the streaming service will be the only place to watch almost every Europa League game, with the final of the second-tier competition being the only fixture available on TNT. With a subscription to the streaming service, you’ll have access to more than 340 live Champions League and Europa League games per season, including everything from the Group Stage through to the finals. B/R Live also streams select matches from the Scottish Premiership, Belgium Jupiler League, Polish Cup, and Swiss Cup.

Oakland A’s introduce innovative season ticket program. The Oakland A's will no longer offer season tickets in the traditional format and will introduce A's Access, a new membership program for the 2019 season, the club has announced. A's Access provides all members general admission access to every 2019 regular season home game, a reserved seat plan, and significant benefits that are exclusive to members. "To better meet the evolving needs of our fans, we are changing our approach to membership. This flexible model is designed to serve both fans who want a more traditional reserved seat plan and those who desire a more flexible and social experience," said A's COO Chris Giles. Access Members will receive 50% off concessions, 25% off merchandise, and parking benefits, as well as an allotment of seat upgrade credits for games not included in their reserved ticket plan. A's Access will also include a flexible new payment plan, a 12-month option that auto renews each year. Fans who purchase 2019 A's Access this season will have the first opportunity to purchase 2018 postseason tickets, including a "Pay As We Play" option.

Genius Sports plans expansion after acquisition by Apax Partners. Apax Funds announced a definitive agreement to acquire Genius Sports Group, a global leader in sports data technology. The stake was acquired from founders, management, funds advised by Three Hills Capital Partners, and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2018. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, Genius Sports Group is a market leader in the high-growth sports data, sports media, and regulated sports betting sectors, specializing in the capture and distribution of real-time data. The company’s software is used by over 300 sporting bodies around the world to collect and distribute in-game statistics. It also offers a full suite of services to enable the likes of Major League Baseball, the English Premier League, and the PGA Tour to identify, combat, and prevent betting-related corruption. Through Betgenius, its sports betting division, the group’s technology is also used by over 150 licensed sportsbook operators in regulated markets around the world to maximize performance across their betting platforms, trading, and customer engagement systems.

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LeBron James opens school, offers free uniforms, meals, and bikes. LeBron James Family Foundation and Akron Public Schools (APS) announced a partnership to design a new Akron public school, called the I PROMISE School. While committees of local leaders, educators, parents, and experts are currently forming that will determine many of the logistics of the new school, the proposed vision for the I PROMISE School is an expansion of APS curriculum with a STEM, hands-on, problem-based, learning focus infused with LJFF’s “We Are Family” philosophy. “This school is so important to me because our vision is to create a place for the kids in Akron who need it most – those that could fall through the cracks if we don’t do something,” James said in a statement prior to the opening of the school. “We’ve learned over the years what works and what motivates them, and now we can bring all of that together in one place along with the right resources and experts. If we get to them early enough, we can hopefully keep them on the right track to a bigger and brighter future for themselves and their families.” By 2022, the school will have about 1,000 students in first through eighth grades. President Trump, take note.

Derrick Rose launches college scholarship fund. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose announced he has started a college scholarship program, which will award more than $400,000 in tuition money. The Rose Scholars program will focus on students who are “civically minded and demonstrate a willingness to lead.” “I hope to provide students a path to college that was not previously available to them, I am proud to continue to help children pursue higher education as a means to better themselves and their communities,” said Rose. He added that one grand prize winner can win up to $200,000, and two other winners can win up to $20,000 each. The program is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Sidney Crosby donates $50,000 to Special Olympics. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby donated $50,000 to Special Olympics Canada, just days before the beginning of the 2018 Summer Games in Antigonish. Crosby and fellow Cole Harbour native Nathan MacKinnon donated their 2015 IIHF World Championship earnings to the Cole Harbour Hockey Association as well. Crosby also donated another $50,000 last year to KidSport Nova Scotia to help get more kids off the sidelines and into the hockey game. Crosby has also made contributions to Halifax’s IWK Health Centre and Sport Nova Scotia. In honor of his on and off ice achievements, Crosby received the number one all-time athlete award by the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

Dodgers break ground on 50th Dreamfield. Fifteen years ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and its partners constructed the first Dodgers Dreamfield in an effort to increase baseball and softball access for young athletes in underserved communities throughout the Los Angeles area. Last week, the program came full circle with the groundbreaking ceremony for a milestone 50th Dreamfield at Algin Sutton Recreation Center, home of the very first Dreamfield in 2003. "In 2003, we made a promise to the city of Los Angeles that we would build these 50 fields, and today is really a celebration," said Nichol Whiteman, executive director of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. "It's really special to be able to provide these places, these positive recreational spaces, to children in underserved communities." The latest Dreamfield is a $300,000 baseball and softball playing field that is partially funded by donations from the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, the Tyler Development Corporation, the LA84 Foundation, and Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. Since 2003, more than $10 million has been invested in the Dodgers Dreamfield program.

Austen Everett charity receives donation. Seattle-based Austen Everett Foundation has received $25,600 from Rain City Capital, a bridge money lender located in Kirkland, Washington, to further their work empowering kids fighting cancer through the strength and support of professional and collegiate athletic teams nationwide. The Austen Everett Foundation was founded in 2012 by Everett, a Seattle native who was diagnosed with cancer during her junior year at the University of Miami. As the goalkeeper for the Miami Hurricanes, she recognized the support her team provided during her most difficult times. That began her dream to provide that same empowerment to all kids fighting cancer. At Austen Everett Foundation events, kids with cancer are named honorary team captains and matched up with supportive sports teams. "Those values fought for in competition bloom effortlessly in those fighting for their lives," said Everett, who lost her fight to cancer in 2012. Since her passing, Everett's mother, June Leahy, has carried on the foundation.

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China Mobile Hong Kong 4G Data Roaming Coverage Ranks No.1 in Hong Kong

First mobile operator to cover more than 100 destinations worldwide

Poised to become a leading global communications expert

HONG KONG, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- China Mobile Hong Kong ("CMHK" or "the Company") today announced that the Company has ranked first* in the number of 4G data roaming coverage destinations among all the mobile network operators in Hong Kong, offering one-stop communication services in more than 100 destinations worldwide, allowing customers to stay in touch with business partners, friends and relatives via voice call, text message and data roaming services anytime.

Mr. Sean Lee, Director and Chief Executive Officer of CMHK, said: "CMHK is dedicated to continually expanding our international roaming services for enhanced customer experience. Through close collaboration with our roaming partners, we have been striving to provide customers with products and services of maximum advantages. We are extremely happy to become the first local mobile network operator having achieved the most extensive coverage of 4G data roaming with seamless connectivity. I strongly believe that with our ongoing 4.5G network development and optimization, we will be able to substantially enhance the overall mobile communication experience and services for our customers."

Leveraging its robust network advantages, CMHK has firmly established a leadership in the China-Hong Kong cross-border market earlier. In facing increasing customer demands and fierce competition in the industry, CMHK will continue to be motivated by improved customer recognition, as well as to seek for higher quality global network and overseas interconnected communication solutions. CMHK has been proactively promoting international roaming services, and allied with 480 roaming partners to offer roaming service that covers more than 250 countries worldwide. CMHK is well poised to become a leading global communications expert in the high-speed data era, bringing customers comprehensive, seamless connectivity and communication services of multiple regions around the globe.

*The 4G data roaming service coverage is measured against a designated list of destinations, please visit the China mobile Hong Kong website for details. The data was retrieved from the public information available at the official websites of local mobile operators as of 28th December, 2016.

China Mobile Hong Kong 4G Data Roaming Coverage List

Americas

Europe

Asia Pacific

Middle East/Africa

USA

Switzerland

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Hawaii

Liechtenstein

Singapore

Canary Island

Puerto Rico

Russia

South Korea

Ceuta

US Virgin Island

Italy

Mainland China

Melilla

Canada

Sicily

Japan

Qatar

Brazil

Sardinia

Taiwan

South Africa

Honduras

San Marino

Sri Lanka

Mauritius

Argentina

Vatican City

Thailand

UAE

Uruguay

Macau

Oman

10.

Paraguay

10.

Northern Ireland

10.

Australia

10.

Morocco

11.

Jamaica

11.

Orkney Islands

11.

New Zealand

11.

Gotland

12.

Antigua

12.

Shetland Islands

12.

Malaysia

12.

Oland

13.

Barbuda

13.

Germany

13.

Cambodia

13.

Kenya

14.

Turks & Caicos

14.

Spain

14.

Pakistan

15.

Barbados

15.

Balearic Islands

15.

Myanmar

16.

Bermuda

16.

Cabrera

16.

Mongolia

17.

British Virgin Islands

17.

Formentera

17.

Armenia

18.

Cayman Islands

18.

Ibiza

19.

Haiti

19.

Mallorca

20.

Guatemala

20.

Menorca

21.

Dominican Republic

21.

Ireland

22.

Netherlands

23.

West Frisian Islands

24.

Zeeland

25.

Moldova

26.

France

27.

Corsica

28.

Monaco

29.

Romania

30.

Czech Republic

31.

Hungary

32.

Poland

33.

Belgium

34.

Iceland

35.

Finland

36.

Alands

37.

Estonia

38.

Jersey

39.

Channel Islands

40.

Denmark

41.

Bornholm

42.

Langeland

43.

Tasinge

44.

Norway

45.

Lofoten Islands

46.

Vesteralen

47.

Sweden

48.

Kazakhstan

49.

Malta

50.

Bulgaria

About China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited

China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited ("CMHK") is the wholly-owned subsidiary of China Mobile Limited (HKEx: 941) (NYSE: CHL), which ranks 55 on the Fortune Global 500. CMHK was incepted in January 1997 and was the first mobile network operator to launch PCS services in Hong Kong.

CMHK's 4G LTE service covers two major standards LTE FDD and TD-LTE, and launched the world's first converged commercial LTE network in 2012 and in November 2016, CMHK has successfully launched 4.5G mobile network. The Company offers innovative and comprehensive communications services, including voice, data, IDD and international roaming through 4G LTE, 3GHSPA, GPRS, EDGE and other technologies. In 2016, CMHK became the first mobile operator* to provide 4G network coverage in 16 tunnels throughout Hong Kong.

CMHK is committed to extending its business in the multimedia value-added services market. In 2012, the Company launched UTV mobile TV service. In 2013, CMHK launched Mobius e-book service, innovative and simple mechanism 4G Pro tariff plan and 2cm (2nd exchange market), the first-ever data trading platform in the market, making data more valuable than ever.

With the strong support of its parent company China Mobile, CMHK has launched a series of cross-border mobile services for customers travelling between Hong Kong, China and around the world. Its '1-Card-Multi-Number' (1CMN), Multi-SIM data sharing, Data Roaming Zone and BlackBerry service plans are especially welcomed by frequent travelers. In May 2014, CMHK became the first service provider in Hong Kong to provide 4G data roaming service in Mainland China, creating a new era for cross-border mobile services.

To align with parent company's new brand launch, the Company launched a new corporate logo and commercial brand "and!" in December 2013. "and" not only means "connection and "communication", but also denotes the notion of pursuing "A New Dream" -- the first three letters form the acronym of the new brand slogan. China Mobile Hong Kong will continue to provide innovative and customized services in a hope to build "a new dream" with customers.

The Company has been named as a "Caring Company" since 2002, and a recognized merchant under the "Quality Tourism Service" scheme since 2004.

For more information, please visit: http://ift.tt/M9ixqv.

*According to the "Test Report on Mobile Networks in Hong Kong Tunnels Available for Customer Use" (as of 26th May, 2016).

Read this news on PR Newswire Asia website: China Mobile Hong Kong 4G Data Roaming Coverage Ranks No.1 in Hong Kong

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