China's telecommunications sector invested 219 billion yuan (28 billion U.S. dollars) in fixed assets in 2006, up 7.5 percent over the previous year, sources with the Ministry of Information Industry said on Tuesday.

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The sector, including fixed-line telephone links, cell phone connections and internet services, raked in 648 billion yuan (83 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, up 12 percent, the sources added.

Last year, the number of mobile subscribers in China reached 461 million, up 68 million on 2005. There were 368 million fixed-line telephone users nationwide, up 17 million.

The sources said in 2006 users of broadband internet services numbered 52 million, up 14.5 million.

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