China Mobile Penetration by province Dec 31 09

Some findings for mobile phone users by province as of Dec. 31, 2009

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Province Mobile phone users (mln)
Eastern China 384.143
Beijing 18.255
Tianjin 9.925
Liaoning 28.821
Shanghai 21.132
Jiangsu 49.403
Zhejiang 44.593
Fujian 26.391
Shandong 53.418
Guangdong 89.352
Hainan 4.964
Central China 227.708
Hebei 37.889
Shanxi 19.543
Jilin 15.742
Heilongjiang 18.693
Anhui 21.546
Jiangxi 15.48
Henan 39.902
Hubei 31.369
Hunan 27.544
Western China 173.265
Inner Mongolia 16.16
Guangxi 19.601
Chongqing 14.409
Sichuan 34.669
Guizhou 14.534
Yunnan 19.364
Tibet 1.24
Shaanxi 23.374
Gansu 11.947
Qinghai 3.01
Ningxia 3.828
Xinjiang 11.13
Total 730.397

Hong Kong Market Stats May 2009

Mobile subscriber penetration rate (May 09) 167.80%
Mobile subscribers (May 09) 11,757,749
2.5G and 3G mobile subscribers (May 09) 4,160,627
Household fixed line penetration rate (May 09) 99.70%
Household broadband penetration rate (May 09) 78.70%
Public Wi-Fi access points (July 09) 8,612

SMS & MMS Penetration in APAC 2008

SMS Penetration in Select Countries in Asia-Pacific, by Age, 2008 (% of population)

AGE RANGE.......<25yrs......25+yrs
Australia.................92.0%..........76.7%
Hong Kong..............63.3%..........44.4%
Indonesia................38.6%..........30.0%
Malaysia ................70.8%..........47.0%
Philippines.............47.0%..........49.8%
New Zealand..........74.6%..........73.0%
Singapore...............92.8%..........65.6%
Taiwan....................83.1%..........42.7%
Thailand.................86.4%..........73.3%

MMS Penetration in Select Countries in Asia-Pacific, by Age, 2008 (% of population)

AGE RANGE......<25yrs......25+yrs
Australia.................24.1%..........13.0%
Hong Kong..............24.6%..........13.8%
Indonesia................3.5%............1.9%
Malaysia ................12.9%..........4.8%
Philippines.............16.0%..........19.6%
New Zealand..........3.1%............1.4%
Singapore...............36.2%..........17.2%
Taiwan....................7.2%............3.0%
Thailand.................35.1%..........20.9%

Source: Nielsen Media Index and Nielsen Panorama as cited in press
release, October 21, 2008