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114 – Directory assistance, operated by China Unicom for the northern 10 provinces, and China Telecom for the southern 21 provinces. China Unicom also operates 116114, and China Telecom 118114 that provide the same service as 114. 116xxx – Premium service of China Unicom (e.g. 116114) 118xxx – Premium service of China Telecom (e.g. 118114)
The telecommunications industry in China [note 1] is dominated by three state-run businesses: China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile. The three companies were formed by restructuring launched in May 2008, directed by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Minister of Finance .
In July 2009, China Unicom signed a $700 million deal with infrastructure vendor Ericsson to upgrade the company's GSM network. [citation needed] China Unicom has operated an internet service in North Korea since 2010. [8] In April 2012, China Unicom was a founding member in the formation of Cloud Computing Industry Alliance in Beijing.
The FCC previously barred approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE and other companies saying they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security.
China Telecom (Europe) became part of China Telecom Corp., Ltd. in 2013. In 2008, China Telecom acquired China Unicom (Macau). The subsidiary was renamed to China Telecom (Macau) [3]: 151 In 2015, China Telecom (Macau) acquired a 4G LTE license from the Macau S.A.R. authority. [23] The 4G service started in the same year. [24]
The FCC denied China Mobile's application to provide telephone service in 2019 and revoked China Telecom and China Unicom's licenses to do the same in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
China plans to appoint the CEO of state-owned telecoms giant China Unicom, Liu Liehong, as the head of its new national data bureau, four sources said, putting him in charge of efforts to make the ...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, foreign investment in the country's telecommunications sector further encouraged growth. Notable has been the tremendous increase in Internet and cellular phone usage. China became the world leader in the early 21st century, in terms of number of cell phone subscribers.