15-41    Telecommunication Services
							Philately	Number of	Number of	Number of	Number of	Number of
Year	Business Volume of				Pieces of	Newspapers		Long Distance	Subscribers	Mobile	Subscribers	Subscribers					Public
	Post and	Business	Business	Number of	Express	and		Telephone	of Pagering	Telephone	of Internet	of Local	Number of		Rural		Telephone
Region	Telecommunication	Volume of	Volume of	Letters	Mail	Magazines		Calls	Services	Subscribers	Services	Telephone	Urban	Residential	Telephone	Residential	(10 000
	Services	Post	Telecommunication	(100 million	Services	Circulation	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000	(subscriber)	at Year-end	Telephone	Telephone	Subscribers	Telephone	subscribers)
	(100 million yuan)		Services	pcs)	(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 copies)	pieces)	times)	subscribers)	subscribers)		(10 000subscribers)	Subscribers	Subscribers		Subscribers
1978	34.09			28.35		11250		18574				192.5	119.2		73.4		1.2
1980	39.03			33.13		16431		21404				214.1	134.2		79.9		1.4
1985	62.21			46.78		30172		38254				312.0	219.0	4.1	93.1	2.0	2.7
1990	155.54			54.87	343.3	20078	71233	116292	43.7	1.8		685.0	538.4	152.7	146.6	30.7	4.6
1991	204.39	52.75	151.63	52.11	566.7	23277	123523	172921	87.4	4.8		845.1	670.8	239.0	174.2	49.5	5.4
1992	290.94	64.36	226.57	57.18	959.2	25104	167303	287380	222.0	17.7		1146.9	920.6	415.4	226.3	79.0	8.4
1993	462.71	80.26	382.45	68.70	2156.2	25511	210885	506853	561.4	63.9		1733.2	1407.4	800.4	325.8	139.5	15.8
1994	688.19	95.89	592.30	76.50	4019.5	24096	236849	757639	1033.0	156.8		2729.5	2246.8	1489.4	482.7	274.9	38.7
1995	988.85	113.34	875.51	79.55	5562.7	21689	239250	1013966	1739.2	362.9	7213	4070.6	3263.6	2358.4	807.0	551.4	85.0
1996	1342.04	133.29	1208.75	78.68	7096.6	21157	303436	1273951	2536.2	685.3	35652	5494.7	4277.8	3224.6	1216.9	907.3	138.0
1997	1773.29	144.34	1628.95	68.55	6878.9	21875	451729	1554026	3254.6	1323.3	160157	7031.0	5244.4	4057.2	1786.6	1406.6	193.9
1998	2431.21	166.28	2264.94	65.51	7331.8	22989	502850	1825941	3908.2	2386.3	676755	8742.1	6259.8	4911.1	2482.3	2070.7	259.5
1999	3330.82	198.44	3132.38	60.52	9091.3	25035	522475	1782529	4674.5	4329.6	3014518	10871.6	7463.3	5894.4	3408.4	2949.2	297.4
2000	4792.70	232.80	4559.90	77.71	11031.4	20090	453500	2107542	4884.3	8453.3	9021717	14482.9	9311.6	7219.4	5171.3	4597.8	352.0
2001	4556.26	457.42	4098.84	86.93	12652.7	21811	344114	2199823	3606.4	14522.2	36562356	18036.8	11193.7	8535.3	6843.1	6197.7	346.2
Beijing	215.89	30.08	185.81	6.40	990.7	1171	30120	89013	56.2	617.4	2115251	525.7	446.1	314.1	79.6	72.0	7.0
Tianjin	71.11	8.04	63.07	1.71	254.3	222	7446	38466	52.0	216.5	725484	276.2	243.6	194.9	32.5	24.7	6.9
Hebei	167.71	17.41	150.30	3.30	507.2	635	8708	87506	102.1	543.4	1590184	906.8	487.6	402.2	419.2	393.9	14.5
Shanxi	86.00	10.05	75.95	1.58	154.8	381	8060	49833	70.4	302.0	556623	422.0	297.3	227.8	124.7	115.7	8.4
Inner Mongolia	60.35	7.60	52.75	1.22	129.1	268	6062	27453	45.1	227.6	175245	262.9	208.4	165.8	54.5	48.7	7.0
Liaoning	219.85	16.00	203.85	2.27	466.6	440	12014	91065	229.3	703.8	2177995	862.6	623.4	497.0	239.2	221.6	23.2
Jilin	95.53	9.19	86.34	1.09	218.8	204	6455	39462	69.6	336.5	894892	423.2	300.5	257.4	122.7	115.8	7.4
Heilongjiang	145.52	16.58	128.94	1.61	246.2	435	7717	53201	182.5	489.4	908430	574.0	442.5	369.5	131.5	125.1	9.2
Shanghai	221.79	25.92	195.87	7.99	847.5	875	8877	65439	69.6	614.7	1972758	617.8	469.3	343.1	148.5	121.8	5.7
Jiangsu	294.58	35.20	259.38	6.18	1004.0	1551	25994	141618	167.5	1026.4	4108501	1403.8	646.6	506.9	757.2	699.7	23.0
Zhejiang	290.21	22.21	268.00	5.30	823.6	1183	16888	144213	244.9	1107.2	2308917	1119.6	546.4	351.4	573.2	506.6	23.1
Anhui	119.98	16.18	103.80	2.33	401.3	782	22968	61046	88.9	419.2	689905	640.2	322.3	271.3	317.9	301.3	10.5
Fujian	197.13	17.71	179.42	4.05	743.8	595	8871	66111	191.9	620.0	1770043	750.3	398.5	317.1	351.8	320.4	17.4
Jiangxi	89.68	11.02	78.66	2.32	285.3	346	7595	42752	64.9	315.4	657189	436.4	274.2	222.9	162.2	148.4	5.3
Shandong	259.23	29.04	230.19	4.20	673.4	1324	17389	103508	184.7	817.8	2612751	1487.4	660.6	534.5	826.8	772.2	24.5
Henan	175.91	20.86	155.05	3.72	538.8	1061	12326	93402	165.2	494.0	1875231	1096.1	599.2	470.8	496.9	456.6	12.6
Hubei	133.84	20.15	113.69	4.83	490.9	1588	32118	63866	92.1	428.5	1007897	642.8	442.3	345.9	200.5	184.6	11.3
Hunan	144.50	19.23	125.27	3.95	398.6	1022	20258	59602	324.6	410.4	1327252	717.6	415.2	313.5	302.4	268.4	16.4
Guangdong	782.63	42.14	740.49	10.91	1488.4	1109	18829	492755	286.5	2410.7	4445139	1711.1	1092.4	758.9	618.6	512.9	33.4
Guangxi	95.36	8.93	86.43	1.88	215.2	411	4048	46222	178.2	271.0	681656	414.5	289.6	216.0	124.9	110.1	10.3
Hainan	32.50	3.28	29.22	0.37	62.9	74	2426	9645	84.7	81.2	223686	105.5	72.6	53.9	32.9	27.9	3.2
Chongqing	71.54	7.10	64.44	1.36	259.9	249	4665	26493	51.4	245.8	297465	337.7	221.4	172.2	116.3	107.0	3.9
Sichuan	167.51	16.11	151.40	2.56	557.7	3403	11450	86430	208.9	599.9	1210829	682.3	481.1	358.3	201.2	184.0	20.8
Guizhou	48.52	4.77	43.75	0.62	116.0	238	3666	25099	46.0	169.9	176444	211.3	166.7	128.1	44.6	40.3	5.3
Yunnan	103.72	7.60	96.12	0.89	153.3	459	6334	33969	92.8	338.6	719221	359.9	276.2	190.1	83.7	68.9	8.9
Tibet	6.80	0.73	6.07	0.09	16.5	156	608	5564	2.9	11.3	16330	15.0	14.5	9.2	0.5	0.4	0.7
Shaanxi	96.24	11.29	84.95	2.09	284.5	386	8559	66697	120.5	291.7	697869	425.8	297.2	203.3	128.6	117.6	9.8
Gansu	49.44	6.74	42.70	1.00	103.5	803	8110	31798	37.7	143.0	233804	250.4	183.2	135.9	67.2	57.0	5.4
Qinghai	13.21	1.41	11.80	0.30	31.4	45	1761	9605	6.6	45.7	34822	47.8	43.5	35.3	4.3	3.7	1.3
Ningxia	16.21	1.93	14.28	0.26	41.9	49	3173	9095	17.4	42.5	86098	71.1	57.3	38.9	13.8	12.8	1.3
Xinjiang	64.62	6.23	58.39	0.56	146.4	348	5464	38897	71.3	180.9	264445	238.8	173.8	129.2	65.1	57.8	8.5
Not Classified	19.16	6.71	12.45				5158
by Region
a) The business volume of post and telecommunication services before 2000 was calculated at 1990's constant prices and that in 2001 was calculated
at 2000's constant prices. The increase rate at comparable price in 2001 was 27.6 %.