| 24. | OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | ||||||||||||||
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Interconnection charges |
(i | ) | 12,363 | 11,822 | 12,223 | |||||||||||
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Cost of goods sold |
(ii | ) | 34,990 | 38,705 | 31,712 | |||||||||||
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Donations |
18 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||||
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Others |
(iii | ) | 1,534 | 1,740 | 1,654 | |||||||||||
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| 48,905 | 52,286 | 45,612 | ||||||||||||||
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Notes:
| (i) | Interconnection charges represent amounts incurred for the use of other domestic and foreign telecommunications operators’ networks for delivery of voice and data traffic that originate from the Group’s telecommunications networks. |
| (ii) | Cost of goods sold primarily represents cost of telecommunications equipment sold. |
| (iii) | Others mainly include tax and surcharges other than value-added tax and income tax. |