China 8 months send SMS 509.5 billion

"Sohu It News" September 27 News, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced 25th, "August 2009 telecommunications users and communication level key indicators completed" and "August 2009 communications industry, the completion of key indicators." According to the two statistical reports, the user volume of mobile packet data increased by 10.362 million in August, compared with 15.37 million households in July, 5 million households. The number of mobile phone users increased by 7.853 million, compared with 7.452 million in July, 401,000, compared with 69.259 million at the end of 2008, and mobile phone penetration by more than 50% to 52.5 mobile phones/hundred people.

PHS users from the network is still increasing, as at the end of August, compared to the end of 2008 reduced 13.338 million households, compared to the end of July 1.77 million households, the current network of users 55.593 million households. Internet Broadband access users continue to increase, compared to the end of 2008 has increased by 14.352 million households, compared to the end of July had added 1.802 million households, the current amount to 97.23 million households, of which Xdls user volume of 79.571 million households.

It is noteworthy that in August the number of fixed-line subscriber traffic compared to the same period last year, a partial decline in the local network, the number of telephone calls declined by 10.5%, local network within the area of the number of telephone calls decreased by 11.8%, the local network dial-up telephone calls decreased by 22.5%, International calls to the telephone to reduce the length of 23.5%, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan telephone calls to reduce the length of 29.6%. Mobile phone has increased, mobile phone domestic long-distance calls grew by 29.8%, mobile phone international telephone calls grew by 6.7%, mobile phone Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan telephone calls grew 7.6%.

In addition, according to the bulletin, August China's mobile users to send text messages reached 64 billion, and the previous August total number of SMS business is up to 509.53 billion.