Table 5

This table is from an earlier verison of: Kathleen Hartford, "West Lake Wired: Shaping Hangzhou's Information Age," in Chin-chuan Lee, ed., Chinese Media, Global Contexts (London: Routledge, in press). The information given pertains to the status quo circa spring 2001. Both the rapid pace of Internet development and the rapid pace of institutional change in China will make portions of this information obsolete, and the reader should check reliable sources for more recent information.

Table 5. Hangzhou Telecom, Internet and Broadband Access
*Company*	*Main Lines of Business*	*Comments*
Hangzhou Telecom www.hz.zj.cn	Local, L-D and international phone; other basic telecom services; standard Internet connections ("163")	Local branch of China Telecom
Hangzhou Telecom Broadband Network www.mediaworld.com.cn	ADSL service for VOD, online TV	ADSL customers >2000 (Apr. 2001)
Hangzhou Cable Network www.chinahctv.com	Cable TV transmission	Cable TV penetration rate = 96% Broadband interactive multimedia network with Internet access under preparation; specialized applications platforms for business, government and education under development
Zhejiang Mobile www.zmcc.com.cn	Mobile phone (some WAP and other interactive network applications); IP phone	Currently has 80% of mobile phone market in province Preparing broadband network for Internet access and specialized applications, some mobile-phone related
Zhejiang Railways Communications	Phone (regular and conference calls), data communications, video conferencing, beeper	Opened services in Hangzhou April 2001; expect charges to be more that 10% lower than China Telecom's. (http://www.hznews.com.cn/gb/content/2001-04/18/content_42520.htm)