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China Telecom Q2 profit beats estimate

CHINA Telecom today announced a better-than-expected net profit in the second quarter after it started sales of the new iPhone in March, which helped the country's third biggest mobile carrier attract high-end users.
Net profit was 4.55 billion yuan (US$715 million), a 10 percent fall from a year ago. But it's higher than the analysts' average estimate of 4.4 billion yuan.
China Telecom, also the country's biggest fixed-line phone operator, generated a revenue of 70.1 billion yuan in the quarter, a 14 percent growth year-on-year.
China Telecom's profit was "steady" due to fixed-line phone and broadband growth, especially smart phone income growth, while margin dilution from iPhone 4S debut in March should be "manageable" given controlled iPhone sales, Morgan Stanley said in a note.
By 2pm, HK-listed China Telecom jumped 3.5 percent to HK$4.14 (65 US cents). The near-term price target of the company is HK$4.28, according to Morgan Stanley.
China Telecom's earnings declined because of rising handset subsidies on iPhones. But in a longer time, the new iPhone user will help the carrier generate profit and compete with bigger rivals like China Mobile and China Unicom, analysts said.

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