宽带中国 (kuandai zhongguo): Broadband China

Premier Li Keqiang recently criticized the slow speeds and high fees of domestic Internet access. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has responded by initiating a special action, "Broadband China 2015", which aims to establish over 600,000 new 4G base stations and increase the number of new household users of fiber optic high-speed broadband to 80 million by the end of the year.

As a national strategy and basic public service, "Broadband China 2015" will play an important role in propelling China's social and economic development. China's network speed is far behind that of Western developed countries; it is also slower than that of some developing countries such as Vietnam.

To truly realize the goal of "Broadband China" and build a sound information public service platform that benefits not only residents but also the nation's development, the government should increase its investment in telecommunications infrastructure. In addition, the authorities should break the monopolistic interest pattern and take responsibility for supervising the industry to maintain market fairness and safeguard consumers' rights. A clear timetable and road map will be conducive to achieving the goal of "Broadband China".