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02.07.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
china — china telecom: million iptv subscribers in reach
China Telecom has revealed that it has in excess of 940,000 subscribers for its IPTV service, and expects to pass a million subscribers very soon. The service, provided in cooperation with Shanghai Media Group (SMG), has been available in Shanghai, Jiangxu, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shaanxi since 2005 and offers broadcast and on-demand content, as well as information services. The telco recently issued a tender for the supply of 574,000 set-top boxes, including 536,000 high-definition units.
Fixed line rival China Netcom, meanwhile, offers IPTV services in six cities including Beijing, Harbin and Shenyang, with a reported 100,000 subscribers as of May 2008. It intends to expand coverage to a further ten cities by the end of this year.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
china telecom
China Telecom Corporation Limited is a wireline telecommunications and broadband services provider, providing telecommunications and information services covering voice, data, image and multimedia in 20 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in the Peoples Republic of China. The principal businesses of the Company are provision of wireline telecommunications and other relevant services, including local telephone, domestic long distance telephone, international long distance telephone, Internet and managed data, leased line and other related services to its subscribers within the service area of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company began to offer leased line and other related services in the Asia Pacific region, and certain countries of South and North America.
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