(Yicai Global) June 18 -- Revenue in China’s telecommunications sector climbed 2.8 percent annually over the first five months to CNY574.1 billion (USD81 billion), according to figures published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today.

The growth was 2.5 percentage points higher than the year-ago period, it added.

Over the first four months, revenue was up 2.3 percent annually.

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