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SHANGHAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - China's total telecom revenue reached 1.4 trillion yuan ($205 billion) in the first seven months of the year, a 12.2 percent rise over last year, the country's Ministry for Industry and Information Technology said.

The number of net new mobile phone users for the first seven months was 61.4 million, reaching a total of 703 million users, while the number of fixed line users fell 12.4 million in the period, the ministry said late on Wednesday.

As a percentage of total revenue for the sector, mobile phones contributed 59.4 percent, up 4.46 percent from last year, while data services, fixed line and long distance calls made up 40.7 percent.

Beijing reshuffled the country's telecoms industry last year to create three full-service carriers, pitting China Telecom (0728.HK) and China Unicom (0762.HK) against China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers.

Adding to the more intense competitive environment following the reshuffle, the three carriers will spend a total of $58.5 billion through 2011, building their 3G networks. ($1=6.830 Yuan) (Reporting by Melanie Lee, Editing by Jacqueline Wong)