By joining forces, the companies believe they can develop integrated products for telecoms operators vying to sell a "quadruple play" of fixed-line, broadband Internet, wireless and television.

通过合作，两家公司认为能够针对电信运营商开发综合类产品，力争在固定线路、宽带网络、无线和电视业务等方面将销售翻两番。

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China's two fixed-line operators, China Telecom and China Netcom, are suffering as consumers defect to mobile phones for local calls and to cheap internet-based services for long-distance calls.

中国两家固定线路运营商中国电信和中国网通正在遭遇用户流失，由于移动电话既可以提供本地通话服务，也可以提供廉价的基于因特网的长途通话服务。

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For the incumbent telecoms operators, however, the quadruple play is all about protecting their core business of fixed-line voice calls, which still accounts for the bulk of their revenues.

然而，对于主体运营商来说，“四重奏”着实为占据他们很大一部分营业收入的核心业务——固定电话服务提供了保护。

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Many fixed line operators are integrating wireless with their traditional phone services, selling the service to consumers with the convenience of having one device and one bill for both mobile and fixed line calls.

BBC: NEWS | Technology | Internet phone calls on the rise

Many mobile-phone companies have much higher market valuations than fixed-line operators, despite their more recent origins.

ECONOMIST: A Survey of Telecommunications: The world in your pocket | The

From now on, traditional fixed-line operators will no longer look down on mobile folk.

ECONOMIST: Telecommunications