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China Mobile, Telecom Report October User Stats
China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, 0941.HK) added 5.1 million new subscribers in October, bringing its total customers to 513.47 million, the company announced November 20. The company reported that 2.31 million G3 subscribers used its 3G network services in October, up from 1.66 million in September.
China Telecom (NYSE:CHA, 0728.HK) reported a total of 192.93 million fixed-line subscribers by the end of October, after losing 1.46 million during the month, while the carrier's broadband subscriber base grew by 700,000 to 52.15 million at the end of October. China Telecom's mobile user base increased during the reporting period by 3.14 million to a total of 49.92 million, including CDMA and PHS subscribers.
China Unicom (NYSE:CHU, 0762.HK, 600050.SH) announced the previous day that it added 801,000 2G users in October to reach a total of 143.6 million 2G subscribers. Unicom's 3G users totaled 1.02 million, including 215,000 3G data card subscribers, in October. The company gained 539,000 broadband users to reach 38.01 million during the month, while fixed-line users fell by 947,000 to 106.18 million.
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