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China's Tencent says fees for mobile chatting app unlikely: radio Apr 7th 2013, 13:22 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Facebook aims to take centerstage on Android phones Thu, Apr 4 2013 China's Tencent messaging app may no longer be free: government official Sun, Mar 31 2013 For China Mobile, 4G and next iPhone key to unlocking Apple demand Thu, Mar 14 2013 Insight: On Facebook, app makers face a treacherous path Mon, Mar 11 2013 Analysis & Opinion Facebook super-app wants to live off Google Apple's Chinese apology worth the loss of face Tencent headquarters is seen at Nanshan Hi-Tech Industrial Park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen June 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip BEIJING | Sun Apr 7, 2013 9:22am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings is unlikely to charge any fees for the use of its popular mobile chatting application, its chief executive was quoted as saying, after a cabinet minister caused an uproar by saying users might have to pay fees in future. Tencent's Weixin, or WeChat, app is currently free and has attracted more than 300 million users. State-owned China National Radio on Sunday quoted Tencent CEO Liu Chiping as saying at a forum in south China that his company was unlikely to charge users any fees because they already pay for Internet access. A survey conducted at the forum showed that 71 percent of 3,000 respondents opposed paying fees for using WeChat. Last month Caixin Media quoted Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei as saying telecoms operators might put pressure on Tencent to start charging fees for the app because of its heavy use of data bandwidth. The comment sparked anger among users. The ministry is the regulatory body that governs the Internet and telecoms operators including China Mobile Ltd, China Unicom and China Telecom Corp. Tencent, China's largest online gaming and social networking company, has said it plans to invest heavily in WeChat to attract more overseas users. (Reporting by Wan Xu and Benjamin Kang Lim; editing by Jane Baird) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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