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A number of provinces, including Jiangsu, will stop constructing ADSL networks and adopt Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, reports Sina quoting Telecommunications equipment provider FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies (600498.SH) general engineer Mao Qian on March 13. Mao said that China Telecom (NYSE:CHA; 728.HK) subsidiary Jiangsu Telecom has began bidding for its FTTH network already, and it plans to stop constructing ADSL network before the end of June. China Netcom (NYSE:CN; 906.HK) has testing its FTTH network in Beijing. Wuhan’s municipal government announced its plan to acquire 100,000 FTTH network users in 2008 and 500,000 FTTH users by 2010, said Mao.