China Telecommunications Corporation

China Telecommunications Corporation
China Telecom
Native name
中国电信集团有限公司
FormerlyDirectorate General of Telecommunications
Company typeState-owned enterprise
IndustryHolding company
Founded27 April 1995 (1995-04-27)
FounderMinistry of Posts and Telecommunications
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Shanghai, China
Area served
China, Philippines
RevenueUS$ 87.9 billion (2023)
US$ 2.2 billion (2023)
Total assetsUS$ 151.9 billion (2023)
OwnerChinese Government (100%)
Number of employees
391,691 (2023)
Subsidiaries

China Telecommunications Corporation (中国电信集团有限公司), known as its trading name China Telecom, is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company. It is the largest fixed-line service and the third largest mobile telecommunication provider in China.

The corporation has three listed companies: China Telecom Corporation Limited (中国电信股份有限公司), China Communications Services Corporation Limited (中国通信服务股份有限公司), and Besttone Holding Co., Ltd. (号百控股股份有限公司).