2015年CRI 工信部称将会降低宽带费用

 

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom are expected to slash¹ broadband charges across the country. It will happen this fall.

Wen Ku with the Ministry² of Industry and Information Technology says the ministry is supervising the price cut.

"About the charges of fixed³ broadband services, we will urge companies in all levels to reduce their prices, and the nation-wide change should be completed by the end of October. It is expected that the prices for broadband speeds between 50 and 100 Mbps will be reduced about 30 percent, and the price cut for 20 Mbps will be about 20 percent."

According to the ministry's plan, average prices for mobile phone access will also sharply decrease, a year-on-year cut of at least 30 percent, by end of this year.

The latest data shows that China's mobile phone users have accounted for 94.5 percent of total population.

The government will carry out other measures as well, including legislation and planning to lower telecom operators' costs for network upgrading, and remove barriers that impede⁴ the progress of broadband construction.

In terms of the elevation⁵ of broadband speed, Wen Ku says fixed broadband subscribers can enjoy free upgrades in the following months.

"For fixed broadband, copper⁶ cable users in the regions where conditions are met, can enjoy a free update of internet speed to 4Mbps. We aim to speed up service for 20 million users by the end of October. For fiber⁷ users, we will double their current broadband speed free of charge, expecting to benefit over 46 million users by the end of this year."

In May, companies began cutting prices for international roaming services, with an average reduction of 80 percent.

The new moves are in accordance with the guidelines of the Internet Plus campaign approved by China's State Council.

The campaign aims to push forward industrial innovation by integrating mobile Internet, cloud computing⁸, and big data with modern manufacturing.

Serving as a new engine for economic growth, this new industrial mode needs the high-speed broadband network to support the open sharing platforms, which allows the integration⁹ of traditional industries and the Internet.

For CRI, I'm Huang Shan.

1 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 impede   

v.妨碍，阻碍，阻止

参考例句：

• One shouldn't impede other's progress.一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
• The muddy roads impede our journey.我们的旅游被泥泞的道路阻挠了。

5 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

6 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

7 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

8 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

9 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。