State Council, Provisions for the Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises (Revised in 2022)

国务院外商投资电信企业管理规定 (2022年修訂)

April 28, 2022 | BY

Susan Mok

State Council eases qualification requirements for foreign value-added telecom investors.

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Promulgated: March 29, 2022

Effective: May 1, 2022

Main contents: The phrase "unless otherwise provided by the state" is added to Article 6 regarding ultimate foreign capital contribution limits of basic telecommunications services (49%) and value-added telecommunications services (50%), allowing more flexibility, for example, in free trade zones.

Article 10 from the old version is removed, clearing all the qualification requirements (good business results and operational experience in