China Telecom Group Corporation is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in China. It acts as the parent entity and majority shareholder of a large telecommunications group, formally known as China Telecommunications Corporation. The corporation provides a wide array of services including mobile communications, internet access, cloud computing, and ICT integration through its operations. It functions through several owned and controlled companies, including its primary publicly listed subsidiary, China Telecom Corporation Limited, which is the main operational entity of the group and is dual-listed on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, and China Communications Services Corporation Limited, which is another major holding of the group.