Accounts Payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

32	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Accounts payable primarily include payables for expenditure of network expansion, maintenance and

support expenses and

interconnection expenses, etc.

The aging analysis of accounts payable is as follows:


	As of		As of
	December 31, 2020 Million		December 31, 2019 Million
Payable in the periods below:
Within 1 month or on demand		142,653		139,856
After 1 month but within 3 months		6,143		6,270
After 3 months but within 6 months		3,422		4,839
After 6 months but within 9 months		5,408		4,569
After 9 months but within 12 months		10,364		9,284

		167,990		164,818

All of the accounts payable are expected to be settled within one year or are repayable on demand.