China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA, SEHK: 0728) and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762, SHSE: 600050) held above 80% of China's Internet traffic, with a more than 80% market share, in the first nine months of 2009, Beijing-based third-party data analysis firm Cnzz.com Inc. announced in its recently released report about the usage of Internet access service providers.
An expert at Cnzz.com said that China Telecom, the nation's biggest fixed-line network carrier, dominated the Internet traffic niche in the country, with a close to 60% market share. China Unicom, the nation's second biggest fixed-line network carrier, took a 24% market share. Both of them stably kept their territories.
As the main provider of Internet access service for schools in China, www.edu.cn, once faced a declined market share, due to the conventional summer vocations in July and August. Its market share rallied to 0.67% in September.
China Mobile Ltd. (SEHK: 0941, NYSE: CHL) reached 1.09% of China's Internet traffic at the beginning of September.
