China Mobile Ltd said on Wednesday it is lowering the price of its fourth-generation telecommunications service by roughly 40 percent. The announcement was the first response given to the government\'s decision announced last week to grant telecom operators full pricing autonomy.

China Mobile\'s new entry-level monthly data package will be 30 yuan for 500 megabytes, compared with 40 yuan for 400 megabytes under the current price plan.

Higher-end 4G services charges also will be cut by up to half, the company said, adding that unused gigabytes will be able to be transferred to other subscribers.