Rival China Unicom, which is the largest carrier in the nation, has had an exclusive contract with Apple but that deal expires this year.
Wang would not comment on the progress of the discussions.
Overall, China has 866 million mobile phone users and China Telecom is the third largest carrier in the country.
Telecom has 103.10 million mobile phone users including 17.84 million 3G smartphone users.
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 23 May 2011 0:44
