Li Keqiang talks about speeding up and reducing fees: not only for the benefit of the common people, but also to accelerate economic transformation and upgrading.

'Speeding up and reducing fees can not only directly benefit the people, but also accelerate the transformation and upgrading of China's economy. It can be said that it is 'one hand and two'. ' Premier Li Keqiang said at the State Council executive meeting on April 4. The meeting decided to implement The tasks identified in the “Government Work Report” focus on promoting economic upgrading and expanding consumption, and urge telecommunications companies to increase their fee reduction efforts. On July 1st, the “roaming” fees for traffic will be cancelled to ensure that the flow tariff will drop by more than 30% this year and promote home broadband. With a price reduction of 30%, the SME line will cut prices by 10%-15%, further reducing international and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan roaming charges.

In addition to 'Four Reductions and Cancellations', the meeting also identified more practical measures to promote the development of the digital economy and information consumption - Accelerating full coverage of high-speed broadband urban and rural areas. This year 98% of the administrative villages will use fiber in advance, focusing on support for remote areas, etc. The construction of four-generation mobile communication base stations promotes Internet access services on aircraft and supports the expansion of free Internet access at hotels, airports, and stations.

Since Li Keqiang asked the relevant authorities for speeding up and lowering fees in 2015, he repeatedly mentioned this topic on various occasions. The State Council Standing Committee has deployed more than 10 times to promote this work, and 'Network Speed ​​Reduction' has been written for two consecutive years. government working report".

The person in charge of the relevant department stated at the meeting that the speed reduction and fee reduction benefited the majority of consumer users and also played a significant role in economic growth. In 2017, China’s information consumption scale reached 4.5 trillion yuan, accounting for 10% of final consumer spending.

'I hereby affirm the efforts made by the basic telecom companies and relevant departments to this end. First of all, speeding up the cost reduction in recent years has in fact provided an important support for China's economic growth. Your contributions have contributed to it. ' Li Keqiang said.

The Prime Minister emphasized that it is necessary to fully understand the key role of the basic telecommunications industry in the development of the country. He said: 'The new round of scientific and technological revolution is represented by the 'Internet', big data, smart manufacturing, etc. The biggest breakthrough is the telecommunications network industry. 'China The core of manufacturing 2025' is smart manufacturing, and the foundation of intelligent manufacturing is the telecommunication network. It is said that the telecommunication network has now become the basic industry for national development. We must have such a sense of mission.