Your Name:China Telecom (0728) said first-half net profit grew by just 0.3 percent to 13.95 billion yuan (HK$15.6 billion). Service revenues grew by 2.5 percent to 187.11 billion yuan. EBITDA fell by 0.2 percent at 63.15 billion yuan from a year ago. In the first half, China Telecom served 343 million mobile subscribers, representing a net addition of 7.90 million. The number of 5G package subscribers reached 37.84 million, while broadband subscribers amounted to 154 million.

Source: The Standard August 18, 2020 07:18 UTC