[ET Net News Agency, 20 November 2017] China Telecom (00728) said it added 5.15 million
4G subscribers in October, slowing pace from 5.76 million in the previous month, bringing
the total number of 4G subscribers to 172.67 million by the end of last month.
On wireline broadband business, China Telecom added 830,000 customers in October, down
from 1.54 million in the previous month, with the total number of wireline broadband
subscribers of 132.14 million.
For access lines in services, there was a reduction of 650,000 subscribers in October,
with the total number of 122.66 million.
By the end of October, the number of mobile subscribers reached 244.78 million, with a
net increase of 4.22 million during the month. (HL)