| Mobile Subscribers (Unit: Million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Subscribers (Including: 3G/4G Subscribers) |
Net Increase for the Month (Including: 3G/4G Subscribers Net Increase) |
Cumulative Net Increase for the Year (Including: 3G/4G Subscribers Cumulative Net Increase) |
|
| Dec 2014 | 185.62 (118.63) | 1.48 (2.00) | 0.04 (15.52)※ |
| Nov 2014 | 184.14 (116.63) | 1.31 (2.02) | -1.44 (13.52) |
| Oct 2014 | 182.83 (114.61) | 1.26 (2.10) | -2.75 (11.50) |
| Sep 2014 | 181.57 (112.51) | 1.01 (2.02) | -4.01 (9.40) |
| Aug 2014 | 180.56 (110.49) | 0.52 (1.80) | -5.02 (7.38) |
| Jul 2014 | 180.04 (108.69) | -0.20 (1.45) | -5.54 (5.58) |
| Jun 2014 | 180.24 (107.24) | -0.98 (1.29) | -5.34 (4.13) |
| May 2014 | 181.22 (105.95) | -0.95 (0.98) | -4.36 (2.84) |
| Apr 2014 | 182.17 (104.97) | -1.03 (0.83) | -3.41 (1.86) |
| Mar 2014 | 183.20 (104.14) | -1.80 (0.20) | -2.38 (1.03) |
| Feb 2014 | 185.00 (103.94) | 0.22 (0.80) | -0.58 (0.83) |
| Jan 2014 | 184.78 (103.14) | -0.80 (0.03) | -0.80 (0.03) |
| Dec 2013 | 185.58 (103.11) | 0.11 (0.73) | 24.96 (34.06) |
※ In 2014, the aggressive promotion of LTE services by our peer increased market competition. With the approval of commencing the LTE FDD and TD-LTE hybrid network trial in selected cities on the mainland, China Telecom has progressively rolled out 4G handset service in those cities since late Jul, effectively fostering the number of mobile subscribers rebounded from Aug onwards. The LTE hybrid network trial has been expanded to reach a total of 56 cities by mid-Dec. The Company will continue to expand the width and depth of LTE network coverage in major cities to create superior network quality and accelerate e-Surfing 4G handset value chain development to assure superior 4G handset service experience to drive its mobile subscriber growth and investment return in future.
| Wireline Broadband Subscribers (Unit: Million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireline Broadband Subscribers |
Net Increase for the Month |
Cumulative Net Increase for the Year |
|
| Dec 2014 | 106.95 | 0.36 | 6.85 |
| Nov 2014 | 106.59 | 0.42 | 6.49 |
| Oct 2014 | 106.17 | 0.46 | 6.07 |
| Sep 2014 | 105.71 | 0.56 | 5.61 |
| Aug 2014 | 105.15 | 0.49 | 5.05 |
| Jul 2014 | 104.66 | 0.53 | 4.56 |
| Jun 2014 | 104.13 | 0.55 | 4.03 |
| May 2014 | 103.58 | 0.60 | 3.48 |
| Apr 2014 | 102.98 | 0.65 | 2.88 |
| Mar 2014 | 102.33 | 0.76 | 2.23 |
| Feb 2014 | 101.57 | 0.72 | 1.47 |
| Jan 2014 | 100.85 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Dec 2013 | 100.10 | 0.67 | 9.98 |
| Access Lines in Service (Unit: Million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Lines in Service * |
Net Increase / Decrease for the Month |
Cumulative Net Increase / Decrease for the Year | |
| Dec 2014 | 143.56 | -0.96 | -12.24 |
| Nov 2014 | 144.52 | -1.02 | -11.28 |
| Oct 2014 | 145.54 | -0.77 | -10.26 |
| Sep 2014 | 146.31 | -0.87 | -9.49 |
| Aug 2014 | 147.18 | -1.06 | -8.62 |
| Jul 2014 | 148.24 | -0.98 | -7.56 |
| Jun 2014 | 149.22 | -1.38 | -6.58 |
| May 2014 | 150.60 | -1.07 | -5.20 |
| Apr 2014 | 151.67 | -1.16 | -4.13 |
| Mar 2014 | 152.83 | -1.06 | -2.97 |
| Feb 2014 | 153.89 | -1.03 | -1.91 |
| Jan 2014 | 154.92 | -0.88 | -0.88 |
| Dec 2013 | 155.80 | -0.71 | -7.20 |
* Include Wireless Local Access Lines