China Telecom Logo — China Telecom ( Chunghwa Telecom ) is the incumbent telephone from China . In 1999 the company was divided by the Ministry of Information Industry of the four operators in order to introduce competition and encourage the building of a more advanced infrastructure.
China Telecom serves 67% of the market for fixed telephony and data. Owns 80% of the network of fiber optics . Most competitors offer services over the fiber infrastructure of China Telecom. In 2001 sold 30% of its shares to the public to raise capital to finance expansion.