Viewpoint

1. The revenue of national communication businesses reached 307.4 billion yuan, an increase of 26.4%. Among which, 170.99 billion yuan went to China Telecom, China Mobile held 111.6 billion yuan and China Unicom counted for 24.52 billion yuan.

2. In 2000, mobile phone communication and data communication became the highlight of the trade. The business volume of mobile phone communication increased by 268% with 85.26 million subscribers; the business volume of data communication increased by 90% with 25 million subscribers.

3. In 2001, the development of the communication operating market will keep a fast and stable tendency, the annual increase rate will be over 20%.

4. In 2001, mobile phone businesses, broadband businesses and Internet businesses will be the highlights in the market of communications .

I. An Overview to the Developmental Environment for the Communication Operation Market in 2000

1. Economic Environment

a. International Economic Environment

b. Domestic Economic Environment

2. Industrial Environment

a. International Communication Industry

b. Domestic Communication Industry

3. Technical Situation

a.       International Technical Situation

b.      b. Domestic Technical Situation

4. Policy and Regulation

5. Financial Environment

II. Volume and Structure of the Communication Operation Market in 2000

1.     Volume and Growth of China’s Communication Operation Market

2.     Structure of China’s Communication Operation Market

a. General Structure of China’s Communication Operation Market

b. Regional Structure of China’s Communication Operating Market

Chapter Highlights

An analysis is conducted in this chapter on the increase of the volume of business, the general business structure and the regional structure of China’s communication operation market in 2000. In 2000, the communication operation industry has reaped revenue of 307.4 billion Yuan with an increase of 26.4%, and the investments in fixed assets reached 205.4 billion Yuan, an increase of 28%. The volume of mobile phone service increased by 268% with 85.26 million mobile subscribers; the volume of data communication business increased by 90% with 25 million data communication subscribers. This chapter also includes an analysis on the main operators in China’s communication operating market as well as the regional structure of the market.

III. Competitions in the 2000’s Communication Operation Market

1. Network capacity competition

2. Business competition

3. Service competition

4. Brand competition

5. Price competition

6. Competition and Cooperation Pattern

Chapter Highlights

An analysis is conducted in this chapter on the overall situation of China’s communication operation market. The practice of reform and opening-up in China’s telecommunication sector is now going towards general competition. Operators are involved in the multi-level competition of different businesses; the competitive mechanism is primarily introduced. China Telecom is a tycoon in the fixed phone market, while there is competition between China Mobile and China Unicom in the mobile phone communication market. Value added telecom business has opened to the society. The chapter also deals with the particulars of the operators in terms of network, business, service, brand, price and so on, together with a dissertation on the formation of the competition-cooperation pattern.   

IV. Supply and Demand Characteristics in the Telecommunication Operation Market 2000

1. General Supply-Demand Characteristics

2. Price Characteristics

3. Service Characteristics

Chapter Highlights

This chapter includes an analysis on the supply-demand characteristics in China’s communication operation market in 2000. In terms of the supply-demand relationship, China’s 2000 communication operating market has turned from seller market to buyer market, and the telecom charges have generally reduced. Great changes have taken place in the service conception of operators

V. Analysis on the Key Factors Impacting the 2001-2003 Communication Operation Market

1. The Impact of User Demands on the Development of the Operation Market.

2. The Impact of the Related Policies and Regulations on the Market Development

a.       Policies and Regulations Issued by government authorities

b.      Influence of the Concerned Policies after the Entering of WTO

3. Impact of Service Quality of Business operation on the Market Development 

4. Impact of the Operators’ Investment Priorities

5. Impact of the Technology on the Market Development

6. Impact of the Macro-economy on the Market Development

Chapter Highlights

This Chapter includes an analysis on the major factors that may impact China’s 2001-2003 communication operation market. Driven by customers’ demands, China’s communication operation market will sustain a long-term and stable development. WTO access will bring both opportunity and challenge into China’s communication operation market. The structural adjustment of China’s macro-economy will exert a positive influence on the development of the country’s communication operation industry. The chapter also provides an analysis on the effects of concerned policies, regulations and technology. 

VI. The Main Trends of the Communication Operating Market Development in 2001-2003

1. Trends of Operation Businesses

2. Trends of Operating Service

3. Trends of Market Competition

4. Trends of Technical progress

Chapter Highlight

This chapter shows an analysis on the main trend of China’s communication operation market in 2001-2003. Operation businesses tend to be more diversified and more convenient. The competition in operation markets tends to be open and equitable. The development of future communication technology will see a transition from wired to wireless, from voice to data and from narrowband to broadband.  

VII. A Quantitative Forecast on the Development of the Communication Operation Market in 2001-2003

1. Forecast on Volume of Business

2. Structure Forecast

a.       Forecast on the Development of Different Market Segments

b.      Forecast on the Market of Operators

VIII. Developmental Strategies for the Communication Operation Market in 2001-2003

Data 

Figure 1 The Development of China’s Mobile Phone Subscribers

Data Source：CCID

China’s telecom service keeps a high-speed development. It took 13 years to increase the phone subscribers from 2,030,000 of 1979 to 10,000,000 of 1992, 6 years from 10,000,000 to 100 million, and less than 2 years from 100 million to 200 million.

Figure2 The Increase Rate of China’s Investment in Communications

Data Source ：CCID

The scale of China’s investment in communications has seen a sustained increase. In 1999, affected by the reform and restructuring in the telecommunication sector, the investment appeared to be a negative growth, while in 2000, the volume of investment in communication not only surpassed that of the 1998, but also set up a new record, reaching 204.5 billion yuan with a growth of 28%.