Wu Bangguo (2nd R Front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, Yoshio Utsumi (1st R Front), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) secretary general, and Donald Tsang (1st L Front), chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attend the opening ceremony of the ITU World Telecom 2006 in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 3, 2006.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

The World Telecom 2006 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is opened in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 3, 2006.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

Donald Tsang, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, addresses the opening ceremony of the World Telecom 2006 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Hong Kong, south China, on Dec. 3, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

 

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    Backgrounder: ITU Telecom World 2006

    HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- ITU (International Telecommunication Union) TELECOM WORLD 2006 will be held in Hong Kong, China on Dec. 4-8, the first time the event takes place outside ITU's home base in Geneva since its inception in 1971.      

    Organized by ITU, ITU Telecom World is the leading industry event for the global information and communication technology (ICT) industry.

    Under the theme of "living the digital world", this year's event includes a vibrant exhibition, topical forum, Youth Forum, Telecom Development Symposium, special sessions and roundtable workshops along with numerous networking opportunities.

    Backgrounder: International Telecommunication Union

    HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, is the United Nations agency for telecommunications with 191 member states.

    Under a global mandate, ITU carries out vital work within the field of telecommunications. In addition to organizing global events for the telecommunication community, ITU also has a number of other key roles, including the management of radio frequency spectrum and the development of global telecommunications standards, shaping the communication networks of today and tomorrow. ITU also runs a number of initiatives underpinning the growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in emerging economies.

    Facts and Figures: China's telecommunication development

    HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Telcom World 2006 opened here Sunday evening. At the opening ceremony, China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said that China's telecommunication is developing rapidly in recent years and China has become the biggest and fastest-growing telecommunication market in the world.

    Following are the facts and figures of the development of China's telecommunication in recent years.

    -- From 2000 to October, 2006, fixed phone subscribers up from 145 million to 371 million, or an average annual growth of 21 percent;

    -- From 2000 to October, 2006, mobile phone subscribers up from85 million to 449 million, or an average annual growth of 40 percent;

    -- From 2000 to October, 2006, internet users up from 33.7 million to 131 million, or an average annual growth of 32 percent;

    -- So far, China's phone subscribers account for one fourth of the world; internet users one tenth of the world.

    -- From 2000 to 2005, sales volume of China's telecommunication production up from 607 billion yuan (77.82 billion U.S. dollars) to 3.8 trillion yuan (487.18 billion dollars), or an average annual growth of 31 percent, ranking the third in the world.

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