16-8  Basic Conditions of Post and Telecommunication Services
Category	2008	2009	2010	2011
Business Volume of                           (100 million yuan)	1485.5	1652.0	1973.0	771.2
Telecommunication Services
Letters                                                                        (10 000 pcs)	46362	52074	53963	46014
Express Mail Services                                                 (10000 pcs)	2292	2594	2724
Issue of Newspapers and  Magazines                    (10 000 copies)	823	868	1618	796
Number of Mobile Telephone                        (10 000 subscribers)	4612	5342	6190	7118
Subscribers at Year-end
3G Mobile Phone Subscribers                       (10 000 subscribers)				142
Number of Fixed Telephone                          (10 000 subscribers)				1896.6
Subscribers  at Year-end
Urban Fixed Telephone Subscribers             (10 000 subscribers)				1087.6
Rural Telephone Subscribers                        (10 000 subscribers)	1054	965	830	809
Post Offices                                                                         (unit)	2934	2862	2840	2851
Length of Postal Routes                                                        (km)	176755	180810	67897	66179
Number of Internet Subscribers                          (10 000 persons)	1983	2769	3332	3625
Number of Internet Broad Band Subscribers (10 000 subscribers)				1154.1
Number of Mobile Internet Subscribers              (10 000 persons)				4371
a)The business volume of post and telecommunication services was calculated at 2010 constant prices
since 2011.