Milestones
            
            
              / Annual Report 2011 /
            
            
              1
            
            
              A stable dividend
            
            
              policy with yearly
            
            
              increases in dividend,
            
            
              compounded annual
            
            
              growth rate
            
            
              exceeded 20%
            
            
              2011
            
            
              JULY 2009
            
            
              31 July 2009: An extraordinary general meeting was held
            
            
              and resolutions were passed to approve the re-elections
            
            
              of the members of the second session of the Board of
            
            
              Directors and the second session of the Supervisory
            
            
              Committee of the Company. All members of the first
            
            
              session of the Board of Directors and the first session
            
            
              of the Supervisory Committee continued to hold their
            
            
              offices.
            
            
              OCTOBER 2009
            
            
              29 Oc t obe r 2009 : The Comp a n y s i gned 2009
            
            
              Supplementary Strategic Agreement with China Telecom
            
            
              Corporation Limited to renew Strategic Cooperation
            
            
              Agreement for three years ending 31 December 2012.
            
            
              NOVEMBER 2009
            
            
              25 November 2009: The Company and Accenture
            
            
              International SARL established a joint venture, China
            
            
              Communication Service Application Solution Technology
            
            
              Co., Ltd.
            
            
              MARCH 2010
            
            
              3 March 2010: Mr. Liang Shiping was appointed as
            
            
              Executive Vice President of the Company.
            
            
              APRIL 2010
            
            
              7 April 2010: The Company acquired the remaining
            
            
              49% equity interests in Guoxin Lucent for a total
            
            
              consideration of RMB41 million. After the completion of
            
            
              the acquisition, Guoxin Lucent became a wholly-owned
            
            
              subsidiary of the Company.
            
            
              JUNE 2010
            
            
              21 June 2010: Mr. Zhang Zhiyong resigned as President
            
            
              and Executive Director of the Company; Mr. Zheng
            
            
              Qibao was appointed as President of the Company.
            
            
              AUGUST 2010
            
            
              10 August 2010: Mr. Zheng Qibao was appointed as
            
            
              Executive Director of the Company.
            
            
              OCTOBER 2010
            
            
              27 October 2010: Ms. Hou Rui was appointed as
            
            
              Executive Vice President of the Company.