ECONOMY|AGRICULTURE|INDUSTRY|CONSTRUCTION|INVESTMENT IN FIXED ASSETS|TRANSPORTATION|POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS|BANKING, SECURITIES AND INSURANCE|DOMESTIC TRADE|FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Summary

Posts and telecommunications sector maintained sustained and rapid growth. The business volume of the postal and telecommunications service in 2000 totaled 472.5 billion yuan, up 41.9 percent over the previous year. At the end of 2000, total capacity of office exchanges reached 179 million lines. Mobile telephone users numbered 85.26 million, an increase of 41.97 million over the previous year. There were 20.1 telephones per 100 people in China, and 39 telephones per 100 urban inhabitants. The number of subscribers to CHINANET service reached 9 million (excluding users of China science network and education network).