China Telecom May Expand to France, Germany After U.K.

China Telecommunications Corp., the nation’s largest fixed-line phone company, plans to expand into more European markets after starting its first overseas wireless service in the U.K.

The service, aimed at Chinese residents, will begin in the U.K. by the end of March and expand to Germany and France if it’s successful, Ou Yan, managing director for China Telecom Europe, said in an e-mail yesterday. There are 2 million Chinese living in western Europe, Liu Changhai, the China Telecom executive responsible for regional development, said yesterday.