China Telecom (00728.HK) has released its latest business data. In August of this year, the number of mobile users exceeded 420 million households, with a net increase of 1.68 million households per month, and a total net increase of 12.97 million households in the first eight months of the year.

Among them, the number of 5G package users has reached nearly 343 million, with a net increase of 3.14 million households in the month, slightly faster than the net increase of 3.12 million households in July. The net increase in 5G package users in the first eight months was a total of 24.23 million households.

The number of wired broadband users reached 195 million households, with a net increase of 0.73 million households in a single month and a net increase of 4.88 million households this year. The number of fixed telephone users was 98.4 million households, with a net decrease of 0.34 million households in the month and a net decrease of 2.62 million households this year.