176 SMS sent in China by October 2004

China's cellular phone users sent 176 billion short text messages in the first 10 months of this year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Information Industry, relayed by Lates Future News .

"By the end of the year the number of text messages will exceed 220 billion, an increase of about 50 bln year-on-year, the official Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

"China had 315.1 mln cell phone users as of end-August".

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