Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Regulate network fee marketing behaviors and strictly investigate behaviors such as "forced promotion of 5G packages" and "exaggerated promotion of packages"

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April 19 news (LeSi) At the regular policy briefing of the State Council held by the State Council Information Office today, Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will be guided by the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and in accordance with the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, implement the "Government Work Report" and the requirements of the State Council Executive Meeting on April 7, and promote the focus of work from network "coverage and universalization" to "speeding up and improving quality", and from "universal fee reduction" to "precise fee reduction".

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First, promote the coordinated development of "dual gigabit" networks. Carry out gigabit optical network upgrades and home transformation on a larger scale, orderly promote the on-demand construction and deep coverage of 5G networks, deepen the co-construction and sharing of telecommunications infrastructure, accelerate the formation of a "dual gigabit" complementary and mutually reinforcing development pattern, and better empower thousands of industries.

Second, we will continue to implement targeted fee reductions. For small and medium-sized enterprise users, the average broadband and dedicated line charges will be further reduced by 10%; basic telecommunications companies will be encouraged to continue to provide a 50% discount on basic communication service charges for rural poverty-stricken households; and specific preferential policies will be introduced for special groups such as the elderly and the disabled that are lower than the public market charges.

The third is to improve the quality of networks and services. Standardize network fee marketing behaviors, and strictly investigate behaviors such as "forced promotion of 5G packages", "different rights for new and old users", and "exaggerated promotion of packages". Organize basic telecommunications companies to strengthen the coordinated development of 5G and 4G, improve the efficiency of network resource utilization, and ensure the coverage needs of users in urban hot spots and areas with weak coverage for different network standards.