China Unicom's 3G subscribers hit 76.46 million

BEIJING - China Unicom, the country's second-largest mobile operator by subscribers, said in a latest report that it added 3.13 million 3G subscribers in December, bringing its total 3G users to 76.46 million.

The carrier's 2G subscribers totalled 163 million as of the end of December, a decrease of 36,000 from November, according to the report filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The operator's Internet users with broadband access amounted to 93.87 million as of last year, the statement said.

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed China's 3G users had reached 220 million by November.

The MIIT said China will add an estimated 100 million new 3G subscribers this year.