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ZONG is the first international brand of China Mobile
China Mobile
China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world...

, launched in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 in 2008. The company is often cited as China Mobile (Pakistan).

In October 2011, ZONG signed a three-year partnership deal with the English football club Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

. According to the agreement, the company will launch dedicated "value added services and products" that will allow Manchester United fans in Pakistan to see and access all the goals scored, as well as exclusive interviews, news and behind-the-scenes access on their mobile phones. Giving remarks on the occasion, Manchester United F.C. manager Sir Alex Ferguson said "The way the club uses modern technology to reach our millions of fans around the world is outstanding. Zong will be a key player in allowing us to bring the passion and excitement of Manchester United to our fans in Pakistan."

Network

Network Status Date
GSM900/1800
Global System for Mobile Communications
GSM , is a standard set developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe technologies for second generation digital cellular networks...

Live/Active
25 April 1988

CSR

Zong's CSR
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...

 efforts include supporting scholarships to students at the University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar)
University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar)
The University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar is a public, coeducational, university located in Peshawar, Pakistan. The Earthquake Engineering Center of the Civil Engineering department played a key role after the October 8, 2005 earthquake...

, as well as entertainment events at Dreamworld Resort,.

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