16-6  Basic Conditions of Post and Telecommunication Services
Category	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Business Volume of Post and       (100 million yuan)	261	720	980	1235	1486	1652	1973
Telecommunication Services
Letters                                                    (10 000 pcs)	32878	24075	44356	47157	46362	52074	53963
Express Mail Services                             (10000 pcs)	575	1447	1579	1787	2292	2594	2724
Issue of Newspapers and  Magazines (10 000 copies)	1701	823	703	763	823	868	1618
Number of Mobile Telephone    (10 000 subscribers)	501	2316	2951	3723	4612	5342	6190
Subscribers at Year-end
Number of Rural Telephone      (10 000 subscribers)	559	1276	1257	1211	1054	965	830
Subscribers at Year-end
Post Offices                                                       (unit)	3011	3025	3043	3046	2934	2862	2840
Length of Postal Routes                                     (km)	169500	173393	169627	173786	176755	180810	67897
Number of Internet Subscribers       (10 000 persons)	129	988	1126	1256	1983	2769	3332