China’s Scalable 5G Launch an Expensive and Slow Disappointment 

China’s Scalable 5G Launch an Expensive and Slow Disappointment 
People walk past a poster advertising 5G internet at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2019) introducing next-generation technology at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai on Jun. 26, 2019. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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Many of the 10 million Chinese customers that paid up to $85 a month on Nov. 1 for lightning fast 5G wireless are disappointed with slow speeds and high prices.