China's telecom industry has become one of the fastest growing industries.
The fixed line telephone subscribers numbered 190 million, and will top 200 million by the end of 2002.
The mobile telephone subscribers numbered 166 million, and will top 200 million by the end of 2002.
A technically advanced, secure and reliable network with diversified services has national coverage and connects with the rest of the world.
"Informatization for Industrialization" is now China's strategy for economic development.
China's telecom industry breaks a new path in phases of introduction, digestion, absorption, and innovation, with a higher starting point and in a great-leap-forward manner.
The pattern of a competitive telecom market in China is taking shape, with an industry regulation system set up.
Leveraging digital opportunities to narrow digital divide and achieve concerted development in East, Central and West areas of China.