China Telecom Corporation Limited (“China Telecom” or
the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively
the “Group”) is one of the world’s largest and leading
integrated information service operators, providing wireline
& mobile telecommunications services, Internet access
services, information services and other value-added
telecommunications services primarily in the PRC. As at
the end of 2015, the Company had wireline access lines
in services of about 134 million, wireline broadband
subscribers of about 113 million and mobile subscribers
of about 198 million. The Company’s H shares and
American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) are listed on
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the
New York Stock Exchange respectively.