<P> Ren retains a direct 1.42 percent share of the company . The remainder of the shares is held by "a trade union committee tied to the affiliate Shenzhen Huawei Investment Holding Co ." This body represents Huawei's employee shareholders . About 64 percent of Huawei staff participate in this scheme (approximately 61,000 Chinese employees; the 50,000 - plus foreign employees are not eligible), and hold what the company calls "virtual restricted shares ." These shares are nontradable and are allocated to reward performance . When employees leave Huawei, their shares revert to the company, which compensates them for their holding . Although employee shareholders receive dividends, it is reported that they have no information on their holding . </P> <P> Employees' shares do not entitle them to any voice in management decisions . Richard McGregor, author of The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers, claimed that the majority of shares are likely owned by Ren Zhengfei and Ren's managers, though the company states Ren directly owns less than 1.5% . </P> <P> As of the beginning of 2010, approximately 80% of the world's top 50 telecoms companies had worked with Huawei . Prominent partners include: </P> <Ul> <Li> BT </Li> <Li> Vodafone </Li> <Li> Motorola </Li> <Li> Orange </Li> <Li> T - Mobile </Li> <Li> TalkTalk </Li> <Li> Portugal Telecom </Li> <Li> Cox Communications </Li> <Li> Bell Canada </Li> <Li> PTCL </Li> <Li> Clearwire </Li> </Ul>

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