虛擬運營商
virtual network operator
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator, granted licenses to 15 companies on Monday to run virtual telecom network services.
工業和信息化部23日向15家企業頒發了虛擬電信網絡服務經營牌照。
移動通信轉售業務（mobile communication resale business）就是俗稱的虛擬運營商（virtual network operator），是指從擁有移動通信網絡（mobile communication network）的基礎電信運營商那里購買通信服務，重新包裝成自有品牌并銷售給用戶的電信服務（rebrand and sell telecom services）。目前市場上以170，171開頭的手機號就是虛擬運營商號碼。
2013年5月，工信部為鼓勵引導民間資本（private capital）進入電信領域，發布移動通信業務轉售方案。從2013年底首批牌照發放以來，共有42家企業分5批獲得虛擬運營商試點牌照（pilot operation licenses）。
As of December 2017, China boasts more than 60 million virtual network service subscribers, accounting for 4.1 percent of the country's total mobile users, data from the ministry showed. The industry has already attracted direct private investment worth 3.2 billion yuan ($500 million), and has helped to create nearly 60,000 jobs.
工信部數據顯示，截止2017年12月，我國的虛擬網絡服務用戶超過6000萬，占全國移動通信用戶的4.1%。虛擬網絡服務行業吸引民間投資32億元，創造了近6萬個工作崗位。
According to the official website of the ministry, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Xiaomi Corp and JD are among the 15 companies that have got the licenses from the government.They are the first batch of players that have inked cooperation agreements with China Unicom.
工信部官網顯示，阿里巴巴、小米及京東均在此次獲得牌照的15家企業之列。他們也是首批與中國聯通簽署合作協議的企業。
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