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.