Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. January 2, 2013 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“CHT”, TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) announced that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its 'AA' long-term foreign currency corporate rating on the company. The outlook is negative. Taiwan Ratings Corp. also affirmed its 'twAAA' long-term corporate rating and 'twA-1+' short-term corporate credit rating on the company. The outlook on the long-term rating is stable.