The city of Shanghai has cancelled telephone service charge for students inquiring after their exam results from the just-completed college entrance exam and subsequent university enrollment questions. The Shanghai educational department is expected to pay about 400,000 yuan for the voice service.

Let's take a look at what the media has to say about it.

Wuhan Evening News carries a commentary saying it may sound reasonable that students who wish to get their exam results early pay higher prices, but the practice is actually pretty unfair. Exam results are not excessive demands on the part of the students, who have paid handling fees prior to the exam. Why should they have to pay extra to hear the results? Canceling the charge is good news for Shanghai students.

A commentary carried by The Beijing News mentions that people understand costs are incurred when exam results are released, and people would be willing to cover the costs.

However, this public information service is operated by a voice service company which seizes the opportunity to make excessive profits from high service charges.

An opinion in the Dazhong Daily suggests that cities follow Shanghai's lead, while creating a more efficient inquiry system. The amount of high profits from voice service fees over the past several years should also be released to the public.