2018年CRI Tibet to have universal fibre-optical broadband service

 

China's Tibet Autonomous¹ Region is about to achieve a universal coverage² of fibre-optical broadband service ahead of its schedule.

As China further rolled out its universal broadband project, Tibet's broadband service is looking to reach 98% of administrative³ villages.

With the World Summit on the Information Society Day marked across the globe, fibre-optical broadband has come to a small village in Tibet's Medog County.

33-year-old villager Lhagpa Tsering says the development has changed his life.

"We can now shop online and chat with our relatives via video conferencing. We can also put our stone pots at sale online and learn more things by communicating with outside world."

Medog is China's latest county to be connected to the county's road system.

Squeezing past cliffs and deep valleys, the road connecting Medog with the outside has been dubbed⁴ "the road of life and death."

As technician Li Benjun recalls, they faced unimaginable difficulties building broadband network here.

"It rains most of the time during the day. Sometimes, it lasts four to five hours. When it rains, we cannot work due to safety concerns. Also, there are too many leeches⁵, small insects and snakes in the forests, which also affect our progress. But we managed to make it through by working extra hours."

China started universal broadband pilot projects in 2015, targeting to build broadband facilities in rural and remote areas.

The central government and telecommunication⁶ companies have invested over 40 billion yuan in the efforts, benefitting 130,000 villages.

With the third round of the pilot projects unfolding, 5,210 Tibetan villages are expected to be connected to fibre-optical network. That accounts for 98% of all administrative villages in the region.

Tibet Communications Administration chief Genpo Dorji expects broadband to improve people's quality of life.

"When we saw the fibre-optical network completed, we felt what it means to the local people. It is very helpful to farming areas. Farmers and herdsmen can learn a lot of things through the internet."

Meanwhile, officials believe universal access to broadband services will also be conducive⁷ to bridging the "digital gap" of the whole country.

As a next step, China will also be focusing on increasing speed and lowering prices of broadband services to boost poverty relief efforts. 

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

4 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 leeches   

n.水蛭( leech的名词复数 )；蚂蟥；榨取他人脂膏者；医生

参考例句：

• The usurers are leeches;they have drained us dry. 高利贷者是吸血鬼，他们吸干了我们的血汗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Does it run in the genes to live as leeches? 你们家是不是遗传的，都以欺压别人为生？ 来自电影对白

6 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

7 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。