Are you doing business in China? Or are you planning to establish a business in the second largest economy in the world? But are you struggling to make your business available to every consumer in this huge country with a rapidly growing middle class? Many international businesses have faced this challenge before, and finally there is a solution: China 4001 phone services. Starting with a 400 1 prefix, these numbers are accessible throughout China from landlines and mobile devices. With this new service, you can expand your international phone services to connect your global business with local people in China.
Until recently, telecom service providers could only offer a national business telephone service for China, the so-called 10 800 toll-free number. However, using a 10 800 toll-free number in China effectively means installing two different toll-free numbers; one for North China and one for South China. Also, a China 10 800 toll-free number cannot be called from mobile devices and is only available through direct dial-enabled international landlines. In a country that, as of March 2012, has over a billion mobile subscribers, this can be considered impractical to say the least.
For this reason, Chinese telecommunications providers have devised a new type of special telephone service with national coverage, the China 4001 shared-cost telephone number. This number, in the format 400-1-ABCDEF, is accessible from landlines and mobile devices, including even those that do not have international direct dialing enabled. The service is also available to subscribers of foreign carriers while roaming in China. Therefore, the new China 4001 cost-sharing service supports well companies that want to be available to all their (potential) customers or employees throughout China.
Since China’s 4001 numbers are generally presented as an alternative to toll-free 10 800 numbers, there has been some confusion among subscribers and end-users as to what rates apply to call these numbers. Unlike the 10 800 number, China’s 4001 numbers are not toll-free; callers will be charged the local call rate. Still, since these 4001 numbers are accessible from both landlines and mobile devices and can be called from all over China, they present a very viable alternative to 10 800 numbers.
Considering the fact that China is expected to be the world’s leading economy in 2017 and will have more than 200 million middle-class households by 2020, installing a 4001 phone number in China can be seen as an investment in the future. very profitable.
