Chine - RMB 62.94 billion revenues in January

MIIT Issues January Telecom Statistics

China's telecom industry revenue grew 5.7% year-on-year to reach RMB 62.94 billion in January, according to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology data released on Wednesday. Mobile users sent 69.7 billion SMS messages in January, up 27.6% year-on-year. China added 8.49 million handset users in January to reach a total of 649.7 million, while households using fixed-line service fell by 1.01 million in the period to 339.79 million. China added 1.2 million new broadband users in January for a total of 84.63 million. Fixed lines and handsets covered 25.8% and 48.5% of the population, respectively, in January