China - China's mobile subscribers rise 1.2% to 927.3 mln in Aug

(Reuters) - China, the world's largest mobile phone market, saw a 1.17 percent monthly increase in total number of mobile subscribers to 927.26 million in August, data from the country's three telecom operators showed.

China Mobile , the country's largest mobile carrier, said its mobile subscribers in August increased to 627.63 million, including 40.32 million 3G subscribers.

China Unicom , the No. 2 carrier, said mobile subscribers rose to 186.1 million, including 27.87 million 3G subscribers.

Mobile subscribers at China Telecom , the smallest of the three operators, increased to 113.53 million, including 25.61 million for 3G subscribers.

(Reporting by Christina Lo; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/china-mobile-idUKL3E7KK0B720110920 on 20th September 2011.

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