China Telecom, the nation's largest fixed-line operator, announced that its fixed-line users was 210.37 million as of the end of November, dropped by 1.51 million compared with that of the previous month.

Last month, China Telecom's billed CDMA users decreased by 430,000 to 27.97 million, while broadband subscribers reached 43.57 million, up 690,000 from end-Oct, according to the company's statement filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx).

In October, the company's subscriber numbers dropped by 1.09 million, while the net additions of broadband subscribers reached 700,000.

H-shares of China Telecom fell 3.65% to close at HK$2.90 on Monday.

Source:China Knowledge