[TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I 3 Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers. 3 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable. 3 Item 3. Key Information. 3 Item 4. Information on the Company. 18 Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments. 44 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects. 44 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees. 59] [ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LIMITED (Amended at the 2009 second extraordinary general meeting held on December 29, 2009) CONTENTS CLAUSE PAGE CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 CHAPTER 2: THE COMPANY’S OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF BUSINESS 3 CHAPTER 3: SHARES AND REGISTERED CAPITAL 4 CHAPTER 4: REDUCTION OF CAPITAL AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES 7 CHAPTER 5: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE] [English Summary Of Supplemental Agreement to the Strategic Agreement Between The Company And China Communications Services Corporation Limited Our Company (“Party A”) entered into a Strategic Agreement on August 30, 2006 and a Supplemental Agreement to the Strategic Agreement on June 15, 2007 with China Communications Services Corporation Limited (“Party B”). The two parties further entered into a Supplemental Agreement] [English Summary Of Underwriting Agreement regarding the First Tranche of Medium-Term Note Issued by China Telecom Corporation Limited in 2009 Among China Telecom Corporation Limited and Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. and Agricultural Bank of China Limited China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”), as the issuer, Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., as the lead underwriter, and Agricultural Bank of China] [English Summary Of Underwriting Agreement regarding the Second Tranche of Medium-Term Note Issued by China Telecom Corporation Limited in 2009 Among China Telecom Corporation Limited and Agricultural Bank of China Limited and China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”), as the issuer, Agricultural Bank of China Limited., as the lead underwriter, and China Merchants Bank Co.,] [English Summary Of Underwriting Agreement regarding the Third Tranche of Medium-Term Note Issued by China Telecom Corporation Limited in 2009 Among China Telecom Corporation Limited and China Construction Bank Corporation and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”), as the issuer, China Construction Bank Corporation, as the lead underwriter, and Industrial and Commercial Bank] [List of Subsidiaries Name Jurisdiction of Incorporation China Telecom Group Yellow Pages Information Company Ltd. The People’s Republic of China China Telecom Best Tone Information Service Co., Limited The People’s Republic of China China Telecom System Integration Co., Limited The People’s Republic of China Navict (Beijing) Information Consulting Co., Ltd. The People’s Republic of China Tianyi Telecom Terminals Company Limited] [Certification I, Wang Xiaochu, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”); 2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under] [Certification I, Wu Andi, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of China Telecom Corporation Limited (the “Company”); 2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under] [Certification] [Certification]