China Mobile Limited is engaged in mobile telecommunications services principally using the global system for mobile communications (GSM), standard. Its GSM networks reach all cities and counties, and roads and highways, as well as a substantial part of rural areas, throughout Mainland China and, through the network of Hong Kong Mobile, a substantial part of Hong Kong. On January 7, 2009, the Company started to offer mobile telecommunications services using the time division-synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) standard. It operates its third generation (3G) business based on a core mobile telecommunications network that is shared by both its second generation (2G) and 3G businesses and TD-SCDMA wireless network capacity leased from China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC). As of May 31, 2009, the Company’s total number of subscribers reached approximately 488.1 million.