China's two fixed-line operators, China Telecom and China Netcom, are suffering as consumers defect to mobile phones for local calls and to cheap internet-based services for long-distance calls.

中国两家固定线路运营商中国电信和中国网通正在遭遇用户流失，由于移动电话既可以提供本地通话服务，也可以提供廉价的基于因特网的长途通话服务。

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Five months ago, China Telecom was split into two regional operators to encourage nationwide competition in fixed-line telephony and data communications.

五个月以前，中国电信分成两个地方性的运营商以加强全国范围内固定线路电话和数据通信方面的竞争。

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