Widen Sharing Advantages Narrow Digital Gap

1. Widen Sharing Advantages Narrow Digital Gap CHINA TOWER 中国铁塔 Dunhuang· Gansu August 2019

2. Action Plan for Network Poverty Alleviation: The implementation of the five major projects including network coverage, rural e-commerce, network education support, information service and network public welfare, is committed to promoting targeted poverty alleviation and poverty elimination. By 2020, it will have achieved remarkable results in network poverty alleviation. Universal Telecom Service: We have deeply promoted universal telecom service, improved the coverage rate of 4G networks in remote area, and provided crucial infrastructure support for rural revitalization and poverty alleviation. Prisident Xi: To develop Internet network information service in China, we must implement the people-oriented thinking. We should adapt to people’s requirements, quicken the popularization of information services, reduce application costs and provide usable, affordable and user-friendly information services for people. We should strengthen digital infrastructure and capacity building, enhance the accessibility of digital economy, eliminate the digital gap, and allow members at different development stages to share fruitful outcomes of digital economy.

3. Improve Network Coverage in Rural and Remote Area China Tower shoulders social responsibility, promotes universal telecommunications services and narrows regional differences with other operators. Accumulative investment of 84 billion Yuan in rural areas from 2014 to 2018 We have constructed more than 166,000 universal service pilot projects of the fourth batch. Since the establishment, 70% of new base stations are located in townships and rural areas.

4. Reduce Service Cost Narrow Digital Gap challenge Deepen resource sharing and reduce the cost of universal service construction. Improve network coverage in poverty-stricken areas, narrow the digital gap, help targeted poverty alleviation, and accurately lift poverty. Sparsely Populated Area Sharing Internal and External Resources Make the most of existing resources Extensive use of social resources High Cost of Network Poverty Alleviation Sharing a Good Life Sharing Innovation Balanced development of society and national economy Sharing economic development achievements Widely improve living standards New material New technology Adapt to local conditions

5. Sharing Internal and External Resources Taking advantage of existing resources In response to the construction of mobile networks in rural areas, we have augmented the sharing and transformation of existing sites, and increased the sharing and integration of new requirements.Promotesharing and reduce costs

6. Sharing Internal and External Resources Making Extensive Use of Social Resources Making extensive use of social resources, reducing tower construction and construction costs, improving construction efficiency. Using the concrete pole next to the electric pole for power Mounting with power tower Using the nearest transmission pole

7. Sharing Internal and External Resources Construction Practice in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan 4GPoverty Alleviation Sites 1509 >80% 11% 34 of the 310 new ground stations have shared social resources, with a sharing rate of 11%. Sharing rate of existing sites exceeds 80% Newly-built sites 310 Sharing existing sites 1199 Average shortened duration 30days Effectively saved 120million yuan

8. Sharing Innovation Economical and practical towers New design, new materials, new technology Lighter, simpler, more practical Easy to handle, easy to install, easy to maintain Composite tower: light weight and simple foundation, one person can shoulder, cost reduced by 30%. Modular tower: standardized components and modularized assembly with flexible adjustments, 20% weight reduction compared with three-pipe towers of the same height. Composite Material

9. Sharing Innovation Flexible power solutions In sites that do not have external power connections, we utilize solar energy to increase battery capacity storage to meet power demand, while reducing air conditioning energy consumption through natural heat transfer. Natural heat transfer Reduce energy consumption Solar power with energy storage battery 冷空气从低端进入机房并上升，挤出机房内热气流，热气流从排风口排出机房 热空气从进风口进入经地下钢管冷却送入机房

10. Adapt to Local Conditions To Fit in the Environment Combining the complex wireless environment other unfavorable factors in mountainous area with communication construction needs, we take into account factors such as reasonable technology, economical application, convenient construction and maintenance, etc. Through the refined "smart demolition" design, we have transformed the original design of one high tower station into 2 or 3 simple tower stations to achieve targeted coverage. We combine the tourism needs of the covered areas and integrate the site construction into the surrounding environment, forming a new landscape. 。

11. Adapt to local conditions Inner Mongolia construction practice Newly built 249 universal service stations to optimize tower types according to local conditions. Fully combine the characteristics of the village, effectively use the terrain such as mountains and slopes, select the applicable tower type, and reduce the height of the tower. The average construction period is shortened by 28 days, and the investment is reduced by 14.23million yuan.

12. The road was bumpy, the environment was harsh We overcame all tough conditions. We have confronted with risky circumstances while climbing cliff during station construction Above the mountain, we completed the mission in the face of heavy winds. Shoulder the responsibility to overcome difficulties and obstacles Overturning the ravines, traversing the countryside, providing information services Not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, after many hardships, creating a "good life" for the people Difficulty Trouble Hardship Obstacle The mountain was high and the equipment were heavy. We carried them by hand.

13. Narrowing the Digital Gap Sharing a Better Life Hu Ming, deputy secretary of the Hefeng County Committee, the targeted poverty alleviation county of China Tower: The biggest support from China Tower is that we connect with the world outside the mountains through mobile phones and networks. Changes brought about by network poverty alleviation Children from rural areas receive better education Agricultural products sold to the outside world Through mobile phones and the Internet in 2018 People in rural areas enjoy better medical care Selling agricultural Products 400 million Buying daily commodities 200 million

14. Keep exploring Poverty alleviation on the way 1 Deepen sharing Win-win cooperation Continue to give full play to the advantages of site sharing, cooperate with operators to promote network coverage projects, facilitate economic and social development and informationization in rural and remote areas, and establish a solid foundation for the application of "Internet +". Create a better future 2 Sharing Deepen cooperation Improve efficiency Strengthen cooperation in resources outside the industry and expand the scope of sharing. Reduce costs 3 Seeking new program Innovation For the scattered coverage points, the pilot adopts an outdoor fiber distribution construction scheme to achieve low-capacity and targeted coverage.

15. Thank You for Listening CHINA TOWER 中国铁塔