Exhibit 8.1

List of Subsidiaries

Name	Jurisdiction of Incorporation
China Telecom Group Yellow Pages Information Company Ltd.	People’s Republic of China
China Telecom (Hong Kong) International Limited	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
China Telecom (Australia) Pty Ltd.	Australia
China Telecom (Singapore) Pte Limited	Singapore
China Telecom System Integration Co., Limited	People’s Republic of China
China Telecom (Americas) Corporation	Delaware, United States of America
China Telecom Best Tone Information Service Co., Limited	People’s Republic of China
China Telecom (Macau) Company Limited	Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC
Tianyi Telecom Terminals Company Limited	People’s Republic of China
E-surfing Pay Co., Ltd.	People’s Republic of China
Besttone E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (1)	People’s Republic of China
Esurfing Media Co., Ltd.	People’s Republic of China
Shenzhen Shekou Telecommunications Company Limited	People’s Republic of China

(1) We have agreed to sell our 100% equity interest in this company to Satcom Guomai, pending completion. See “Item 4 – Information on the Company—A. History and Development of the Company—Our Proposed Sale of Besttone E-Commerce Co., Ltd.”