Depreciation: China Tower acquired 1.43mn towers from China telcos in 2015, and by Oct 2025, these tower assets will reach the end of 10-year depreciable life, and this would result in a steep drop in depreciation expenses in 2026 (hence a one-off strong net profit growth). Management noted the 1.43mn towers account for c.50% of the total acquisition in 2015 (close to Rmb200bn), and this implies each tower has depreciation expense of c.Rmb7k per year. Since the tower acquisition in 2015, China Tower decommi ...