Push to Increase Internet Speeds in Rural Areas
Published:
2011-05-18
Xi Guohua, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said yesterday that the central government plans to complete the "Broadband Countryside"
program by the end of the 12th 5-year Plan, the push is part of a broader government plan to improve internet speeds across the country. Xi Guohua said that the Chinese
government should and will offer subisidies and support to the the broadband plan, especially in rual areas.
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Caijing
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