Shanghai Telecom IPTV subscribers reach 1 million

The IPTV subscriber base of Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; Hong Kong:0728), broke through the one million mark today. The service was officially launched in October 2006.

IPTV subscribers:

End-2006  End-2007  End-2008
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  70,000   227,000   745,000