China Mobile Ltd., China's largest mobile telecoms company, on Wednesday reported subscriber numbers for the latest month.

China Mobile subscribers (millions):

         Total    Change*
 Aug       282.68      4.42
 Jul       278.26      4.48
 Jun       273.79      4.45
 May       269.34      4.37
 Apr       264.97      4.33
 Mar       260.64      5.71
 Feb       254.93      4.21
 Jan       250.72      4.07
 Dec       246.65      3.96
 Nov       242.69      3.91
 Oct       238.78      3.90
 Sep       234.88      3.87
 Aug       231.01      3.65