China Mobile Tietong () is a major state-owned basic telecommunications operator in
China
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. Its former name was China Tietong Telecommunications Corporation (abbr. CTT;
Chinese: "中国铁通集团有限公司", or abbr. "中国铁通") and also China Railcom (China Railway Communication Corporation, Limited).
History
Founded on December 20, 2000, on January 20, 2004 it was shifted from the
Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Railways (MOR) was a Ministries of the People's Republic of China, constituent department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
The ministry was responsible for passenger services, regulation of the rail industry ...
to the administration of the
,
while it was renamed CTT.
On May 23, 2008, China Tietong was acquired by
China Mobile Communications Corp, the
state-owned
State ownership, also called public ownership or government ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, property, or enterprise by the national government of a country or state, or a public body representing a community, as opposed to ...
parent company of listed company
China Mobile
China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited and its ultimate controlling shareholder, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned telecommunicationsStrait deals ''The Econ ...
.
["China Begins Revamp of Telecommunications Industry, Xinhua Says"](_blank)
23 May 2008 (Bloomberg) According to China Mobile, Tietong "will remain relatively independent for the time being".
["Telecom industry restructure begins with China Mobile's acquisition of China Tietong"](_blank)
23 May 2008 (Interfax)
Business
China Mobile Tietong's main areas of business are providing
ADSL
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and
dial-up internet
Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telepho ...
services and selling
backhaul on their nationwide
backbone network
A backbone or core network is a part of a computer network which interconnects networks, providing a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks. A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same buildin ...
, and the company also has a number of
fixed-line
A landline is a physical telephone connection that uses metal wires or optical fiber from the subscriber's premises to the network, allowing multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number. It is also referred to as plain old ...
telephone subscribers. Lacking access to each home, they work very closely with the
cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with bro ...
provider of each major city and usually offer lower price compared to its competitors. China Mobile Tietong is the third largest fixed-line internet service provider in China, after
China Telecom
China Telecom Corporation Limited (CT) is a Chinese telecommunications company. It is one of the publicly traded red chip companies of the state-owned China Telecommunications Corporation.
The company's H shares have been traded on the Sto ...
and
China Netcom.
See also
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Communications in China
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Telecommunications industry in China
References
External links
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Telecommunications companies of China
Government-owned companies of China
China Mobile
Internet service providers of China
Companies based in Beijing
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