China Telecom
| Native name | 中国电信股份有限公司 | ||||||
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| Company type | Public | ||||||
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| ISIN | CNE1000002V2 | ||||||
| Industry | Telecommunications | ||||||
| Founded | 10 September 2002 | ||||||
| Founder | China Telecommunications Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beijing, China, Shanghai China | ||||||
| Area served | China, Europe and the Americas | ||||||
| Key people | 
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| Revenue | CN¥352.285 billion: 129 (2016) | ||||||
| CN¥27.201 billion: 129 (2016) | |||||||
| CN¥18.004 billion: 129 (2016) | |||||||
| Total assets | CN¥652.368 billion: 127 (2016) | ||||||
| Total equity | CN¥315.324 billion: 128 (2016) | ||||||
| Owner | China Telecommunications Corporation (70.89%) | ||||||
| Number of employees | 287,076: 85 (2016) | ||||||
| Parent | China Telecommunications Corporation | ||||||
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| Traffic Levels | 1-5 Tbps | ||||||
| Website | ChinaTelecom-H.com ChinaTelecomGlobal.com ChinaTelecom.com.cn | ||||||
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| China Telecom Corp., Ltd. | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国电信股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國電信股份有限公司 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国电信 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國電信 | ||||||
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China Telecom Corporation Limited (CT) is a Chinese telecommunications company. It is one of the publicly traded red chip companies of the state-owned China Telecommunications Corporation.
The company's H shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 15 November 2002. It is a constituent of the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, the index for the H shares of state-controlled listed companies. The company was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange until January 2021. China Telecom is the second-largest wireless carrier in China, with 362.49 million subscribers as of June 2021.