2月28日18时，铁通公司正式接管了全国铁路通信网的调度、指挥和管理，3月1日正式投入运营，这标志着铁通真正以电信运营商的身份进入了电信市场。作为中国电信的後来者，铁通将首先进攻固定电话网，和中国电信抢吃蛋糕，在6至8个月的时间内让固话用户享有选择电话局的权利，而 At 18:00 on February 28, CRC formally took over the regulation, command and management of the national railway communication network and formally put it into operation on March 1, marking that CRC truly entered the telecom market as a telecom operator. As a latecomer to China Telecom, China Railcom will first attack the fixed telephone network and grab a cake with China Telecom to allow fixed-line subscribers the right to select the telephone office within 6 to 8 months