Accounts receivable, net, are analyzed as follows:
| December 31, | ||||||||||||
| Note | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | |||||||||||
| (restated) | ||||||||||||
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Accounts receivable |
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Third parties |
22,958 | 23,762 | ||||||||||
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China Telecom Group |
(i) | 966 | 1,502 | |||||||||
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China Tower |
10 | 5 | ||||||||||
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Other telecommunications operators in the PRC |
933 | 669 | ||||||||||
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| 24,867 | 25,938 | |||||||||||
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Less: Allowance for doubtful debts |
(3,402 | ) | (3,842 | ) | ||||||||
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| 21,465 | 22,096 | |||||||||||
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Note:
| (i) | China Telecommunications Corporation together with its subsidiaries other than the Group are referred to as “China Telecom Group”. |