China Telecom, namely China Telecom Group Company, is a super-large state-owned communication enterprise established in accordance with the national telecom system reform plan. China Telecom, as a major telecom enterprise and the largest basic network operator in China, has the largest fixed telephone network in the world, covering urban and rural areas and reaching all parts of the world. Its members include 365,438+0 provincial-level enterprises all over the country, which are engaged in telecommunications business nationwide. China Telecom Group has two listed companies-China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKEx: 0728, NYSE: CHA) and China Communications Service Corporation Limited (HKEx: 0552).

Company name: China Telecom Group Company.

Foreign Language Name: China Telecom Group Company

Headquarters: No.31Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Time of establishment: September 2002

Nature of the company: wholly state-owned

Company slogan: the world is at your fingertips, the user is supreme and the service is thoughtful.

Annual turnover: 6543.8 yuan+078.656 billion yuan (2007)

Number of employees: 28,565,438+005 (as of February 2007, it was 65,438+05)

Net profit: 26.6 billion yuan (2007)

Market value: about HK$ 257.3 billion (65438+February 3, 20081)