| Fixed Telecommunication
Network Services ("FTNS") / Fixed Carrier
/ Unified Carrier (with provision of fixed service authorized) Licence
As at end of : 24 December 2008
Licensee Service : Wireline-based Fixed Services
| Licence No |
Name of Licensee |
Issue Date |
Document |
| 050 |
PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited * |
14/01/2005 (Amended on 27 February 2007, 21 August 2007, 16 October 2008 and 28 November 2008) |
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| - |
Hutchison Global Communications Limited |
30/06/1995
(Amended on 19 June 1998, 22 August 2002 and 8 May 2007) |
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| 060 |
Wharf T&T Limited ## |
30/07/2008 |
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| - |
New World Telecommunications Limited |
20/06/1995
(Amended on 19 June 1998 and 28 June 2007) |
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| 005 |
Hong Kong Cable Television Limited # |
01/06/2005 |
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| 006 |
Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited
** |
03/02/2000
(Amended on 16 April 2002, 22 May 2003 and 5 March 2007) |
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| 009 |
Towngas Telecommunications Fixed Network Limited *** |
30/07/2008 |
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| 038 |
CM TEL (HK) Limited **** |
20/01/2003
(Amended on 9 October 2003 and 8 Dec 2003 |
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| 040 |
TraxComm Limited |
02/06/2003 |
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| 046 |
HKC Network Limited |
03/12/2003 |
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| Sub-total: |
10 |
* A Fixed Carrier Licence issued on 14 January 2005 in replacement of the FTNS Licence issued on 29 June 1995 and amended on 31 March 1998, 31 January 2001, 17 June 2004, 30 October 2004, 27 February 2007, 21 August 2007, 16 October 2008 and 28 November 2008 together with the inclusion of operation of external fixed services.
** A local
wireless FTNS licence modified on (a) 16 April 2002
to include the operation of local wireline-based
fixed services as from 1 January 2003, (b) 22 May 2003 to
include the operation of external fixed services, (c) 5 March 2007.
*** A Fixed Carrier Licence issued on 30 July 2008 was converted from the FTNS Licence issued on 16 February 2000. The said FTNS licence was modified on 26 July 2002 to include the operation of local wireline-based fixed services as from 1 January 2003. The former name of the licensee is Easter Technology Limited.
**** A local
wireline-based FTNS licence modified on 9 October
2003 to include the operation of external fixed services.
# A FTNS Licence issued on 18 January 2000 for the provision of fixed services over Hybrid Fibre Coaxial Cable Network was converted to a Fixed Carrier Licence on 1 June 2005 to include the operation of local wireline-based fixed services.
## A Fixed Carrier Licence issued on 30 July 2008 in replacement of the FTNS Licence issued on 27 June 1995 and amended on 19 June 1998 and 8 June 2007.
Licensee Service : Local Wireless Fixed Services
| Licence No |
Name of Licensee |
Issue Date |
Document |
| 007 |
SmarTone Communications Limited***** |
30/07/2008 |
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| Sub-total: |
1 |
***** A Fixed Carrier Licence issued on 30 July 2008 was converted from local wireless FTNS Licence issued on 3 February 2000. The said local wireless FTNS Licence was modified on (a) 27.12.2002 to include the operation of external telecommunications service, (b) the local wireless FTNS Licence modified on 17.11.2004 to transfer the operation of external telecommunication service to "SmarTone Teleport Limited", (c) 25.6.2007
Licensee Service : Fixed Services for Distribution of Domestic FreeTV Programme Service
| Licence No |
Name of Licensee |
Issue Date |
Document |
| 044 |
Television Broadcasts Limited |
01/12/2003 |
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| 045 |
Asia Television Limited |
01/12/2003 |
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| Sub-total: |
2 |
Licensee Service : Satellite-based External Fixed Services
| Licence No |
Name of Licensee |
Issue Date |
Document |
| 012 |
Sinosat (HK) Limited |
09/12/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 31 January
2000) |
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| 015 |
Pacific Century Matrix (HK) Limited |
20/01/2004
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 24 February
2000) |
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| 014 |
PCCW Global (HK) Limited * |
14/01/2004
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 25 February
2000 and amended on 14 August 2007) |
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| 016 |
TVB Pay Vision Limited |
04/03/2004
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 3 April 2000) |
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| 047 |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited |
03/05/2004 |
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| 049 |
STT Limited |
17/11/2004
(Converted from FTNS licence issued on 3 February
2000 and amended on 27 December 2002 and 17 November
2004) |
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| Sub-total: |
6 |
*A satellite-based external Fixed Carrier Licence modified on 14 August 2007 to include the operation of cable-based external fixed services.
Licensee Service : Cable-based External Fixed Services
| Licence No |
Name of Licensee |
Issue Date |
Document |
| 052 |
Reach Networks Hong Kong Limited, Reach Cable Networks Limited and Reach Global Services Limited * |
14/09/2005 |
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Direction  |
| 024 |
China Unicom International Limited |
11/09/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 18 October
2000) |
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| 025 |
GB21 (Hong Kong) Limited |
05/09/2003
(converted from FTNS Licence issued on 20 October
2000) |
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| 026 |
Pacnet Global (HK) Limited |
14/11/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 22 December
2000) |
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| 028 |
China Netcom (Hong Kong) Operations Limited |
24/09/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 14 March
2001) |
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| 029 |
FLAG Telecom Asia Limited |
31/05/2001 |
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| 017 |
NTT Com Asia Limited |
10/03/2004
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 1 April 2000) |
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| 032 |
Cable & Wireless Global Network (Hong Kong) Limited |
09/10/2001 |
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| 021 |
APT Telecom Services Limited |
02/06/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 19 June 2000
and amended on 18 December 2001) |
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| 013 |
Tata Communications (Hong Kong) Limited |
16/12/2003
(Converted from FTNS Licence issued on 10 February
2000) |
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| 033 |
Pacnet Cable (HK) Limited |
08/02/2002 |
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| 034 |
Equant Hong Kong Limited |
02/04/2002 |
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| 036 |
Telekom Malaysia (Hong Kong) Limited |
12/06/2002 |
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| 039 |
AT&T Global Network Services Hong Kong Limited |
28/01/2003 |
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| 041 |
Verizon Hong Kong Limited |
16/06/2003 |
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| 042 |
CPCNet Hong Kong Limited |
08/08/2003 |
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| 043 |
PLDT (HK) Limited |
19/09/2003 |
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| 048 |
Pacnet Internet (HK) Limited |
27/08/2004 |
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| 051 |
BT Hong Kong Limited |
01/02/2005 |
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| 053 |
China Telecom (Hong Kong) International Limited |
15/09/2005 |
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| 054 |
Tricom Asia Limited |
22/11/2006 |
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| 055 |
SLT Hong Kong Limited |
26/04/2007 |
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| 056 |
Telstra International HK Limited |
12/07/2007 |
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| 057 |
T-Systems China Limited |
22/11/2007 |
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| ** |
China Tietong Group (HK) Company Limited |
08/08/2008 |
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| Sub-total: |
25 |
* A Fixed Carrier Licence issued on 14 September 2005 in the replacement of the FTNS Licence issued on 29 June 1995 and amended on 31 March 1998, 31 January 2001 and 12 May 2003 together with the inclusion of operation of internal fixed services.
** Refer to Unified Carrier Licence No.
| Total number of
licences: |
44 |
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