China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

 Hong Kong

  (Hong Kong: 0762)

Company Description

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited has brought competition to the world's largest telecommunications market. The Chinese government set up China Unicom in 1994 as the first competitor to another government-owned telecommunications monopoly. The state-controlled company provides long-distance, broadband data, and mobile communications services in 31 provinces, cities, and other regions throughout China. It is the country's #2 mobile phone operator behind former monopoly China Mobile Communications. Subsidiary China Netcom  is China's #2 provider of fixed-line communications carrier behind China Telecom. It operates primarily in the northern provinces; major cities served include Beijing and Tianjin.