EXHIBIT 10.28
PAYMENT AGENT CONTRACT
This contract is signed by the following four parties in Beijing on June
11, 1998:
Party A: Softbank Corporation of Japan
Party B: Jitong Communication Co., Ltd.
Party C: UT Starcom (formerly Unitech Telecom Inc. of the United States)
Party D: UT Starcom (China) Ltd.
Whereas
1. Party B shall entrust Party D to develop and construct an Internet
information service project in China.
2. Party C shall be the supplier of the main exported equipment
needed to develop and construct the Internet information service project of
Party B.
3. Party A shall provide financial support for the development and
construction of the information service project. The concrete means shall be to
provide major financial support for the export of the equipment of Party C.
In order to facilitate the development and construction of the
information service project and ensure a smooth payment, all the parties have
reached, through friendly negotiation, an agreement as follows:
1. Party A shall provide Party C with a support fund of US$10 million
as Party C's seller credit for the equipment Party C exports to Party D and as
the project construction fund.
2. Party A shall designate Party B as the agent of payment of the
support fund.
3. Party D shall entrust Party B to take charge of the import of the
equipment needed for the project.
4. Provided Party B has received the support fund from Party A, Party
B agrees to give direction of payment in accordance with the import order of
equipment submitted by Party D and arrange for the payment of support fund to
Party C. In addition, Party B shall report the payment of the support fund to
Party D so that the latter can know about and supervise the use of the said
fund.
5. All the parties agree that the Contract on the Joint Establishment
of an Internet Service Network concluded by Parties A, B and C on October 16,
1995 shall be terminated on the date when this contract is concluded, and shall
be replaced by the Information Service Project
Contract, the Internet Information Service Project Service Contract and this
contract concluded by Parties B and D on June 11, 1998.
6. Any differences and disputes arising in the process of the
construction and development of the project shall be settled by both parties
through consultations. Should this do not work, the disputes shall be submitted
to the Beijing-based China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Commission for arbitration in accordance with its regulations in Beijing. The
award shall be final and binding for both parties. The loser in the arbitration
shall bear the expenses incurred therein.
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Party A: Softbank Co., Ltd. of Japan
Legal representative: /s/ signature
Party B: Jitong Communication Co., Ltd.
Legal representative: /s/ Qi Mingqiu
Party C: UT Starcom Inc. (formerly Unitech Telecom Inc. of the United States)
Legal representative: /s/ signature
Party D: UT Starcom (China) Ltd.
Legal representative: /s/ signature
Date: June 11, 1998
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