From AFP, via Yahoo! News: “The number of mobile phone subscribers in China topped 334 million in 2004, up 65 million from 2003, according to the Ministry of Information Industry.
The number of fixed-line subscribers reached 316 million last year, up 53 million from 2003, Xinhua news agency reported, citing figures from the ministry.
China’s mobile subscriber numbers are expected to grow to 402 million this year, the agency reported last month. Such numbers would mean that nearly one out of every three Chinese citizens would have a mobile phone.”
Also from the Dow Jones: “China To Add 58 Million New Mobile Subscribers ’05- State Media”
