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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.chinaunicom.com.hk
Employees:
310,030
Employee growth: (3.6%)
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited has brought competition to the world's largest telecommunications market. The Chinese government set up China Unicom in 1994 as the first competitor to another government-owned telecommunications monopoly. The state-controlled company provides long-distance, broadband data, and mobile communications services in 31 provinces, cities, and other regions throughout China. It is the country's #2 mobile phone operator behind former monopoly China Mobile Communications. Subsidiary China Netcom is China's #2 provider of fixed-line communications carrier behind China Telecom. It operates primarily in the northern provinces; major cities served include Beijing and Tianjin.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $25,900.3M
One year growth: 15.0%
Net income: $582.3M
Income growth: (58.4%)
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Chang Xiaobing
President and Director: Lu Yimin
CFO and Director: Tong Jilu
Competitors:
China Mobile Communications
China Telecom Corporation Limited
Shanghai Mobile
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