HONG KONG, CHINA: Linkwell International (HK) Co. Ltd. announced that 28TEL, the company's leading online mobile telecommunications service provider, is launching International "Free Call" service in the United States.

This new service allows registered users to place free international calls via their mobile phones to over 20 other countries without extra software installed neither any Internet access. Through Linkwell's latest industry-leading technology, 28TEL is also able to provide global subscribers to make free international calls with multi-lingual voice prompts and user interfaces, specifically including Chinese and Japanese.

28TEL is launching this new service availability in the US just in time for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the largest global sports event.

"28TEL is continuously expanding its service territory to cover the globe and to meet the demand of cheaper international calls," said Cola Cho, CEO of 28TEL, "We have received lots of email requests to launch our service in the US, and we responded by covering nearly all of the US with our free service at a time when the largest global sports gala, the Olympic Games. is in full swing."

Now the US tourists and expats in China can celebrate this sports carnival by making free calls to their families and friends in the US using 28TEL's International "Free Call" service.

How does it work?
First time users simply dial 1-213-3666099 (English), 1-213-3666000 (Chinese), or 1-213-3666090 (Japanese) and enter the number of the person you wish to call, and your call will be connected shortly. After connected, 28TEL will send you a text message with the local number representing that person, so in the future you can simply call him directly by dialing this number.

Alternatively, you can log onto http://www.28tel.com, simply type in your friend's number, and 28TEL will give you the local phone number for that person so you can dial the number and talk to you friend overseas.