China’s State Council issued a notice indicating that China will promote broadband infrastructure development in both urban and rural regions. The development plan will have two phases. The first phase will be completed by 2015 with residential coverage reaching 50 percent, 3G telecommunication coverage reaching 32.5 percent, and broadband access reaching 20 Mbps (mega bites per second) in urban and 4 Mbps in rural regions. The second phase will be completed by 2020 with residential coverage reaching 70 percent, 3G telecommunication coverage reaching 85 percent, and broadband access reaching 50 Mbps (mega bites per second) in urban and 12 Mbps in rural regions.
Source: Xinhua, August 17, 2013
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