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Network Operaton And Support Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure Of Network Operation and Support Expenses Explanatory

5	NETWORK OPERATION AND SUPPORT EXPENSES

Details of network operation and support expenses are as follows:


	Note		2020 Million		2019 Million		2018 Million
Maintenance, operation support and related expenses				117,758		92,980		95,656
Power and utilities expenses				37,661		32,837		32,032
Charges for use of tower assets		(i) (iii)		26,836		25,518		38,981
Charges for use of lines and network assets		(ii) (iii)		8,224		7,715		8,489
Charges for use of other assets		(ii) (iii)		6,149		7,492		16,102
Others				9,796		9,268		8,747

				206,424		175,810		200,007

Note:

(i)

Charges for use of tower assets include the non-lease components charges (maintenance, power and related support services) for use of telecommunications towers and variable lease payments not based on an index or a rate, which are recorded in profit or loss as incurred.

(ii)

Charges for use of lines and network assets and other assets mainly include the

non-lease

components charges and the lease components charges for lease contracts that exempted from recognition of

right-of-use

assets and lease liabilities, such as short-term lease payments, lease payments of

low-value

assets and variable lease payments not based on an index or a rate, which are recorded in profit or loss as incurred.

(iii)

For the year ended December 31, 2020, short-term lease payments and lease payments of

low-value

assets amounted to RMB4,462 million (2019: RMB6,757 million; 2018: nil)

and variable lease payments not based on an index or a rate, which are recorded in profit or loss as incurred, amounted to RMB7,770 million (2019: RMB8,186 million; 2018: nil)