C114 News April 23 afternoon news (Zuo Dongdong) At the press conference on the development of the industrial communications industry in the first quarter of 2014 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held today, Zhang Feng, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that this year At the end of February, the size of China's fiber-optic covered households has reached 172 million, and the next phase will pay more attention to broadband deployment in the central and western regions and poor rural areas.

Zhang Feng said that since the State Council issued the national "broadband strategy" last year, it is gradually being implemented. This year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also proposed a special action for broadband in 2014. He believes that at present, the "Broadband China" strategy is a long-term goal. This strategy will achieve 2020, with various stages of goals and tasks at all stages, and rural and urban areas need to be comprehensively promoted. In this regard, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has implemented broadband special actions for three consecutive years.

"Currently, basic enterprises and Internet companies have generally accelerated the process of speeding up broadband. There are more rural areas in the Midwest. While accelerating development, localities are also pushing deeper into fiber-optic homes. We are now on broadband. The development of cable and wireless should be equal, and the areas where conditions are available, the introduction of optical cable to the vast rural areas, the current conditions are not available, we increase the network coverage through wireless means."

Zhang Feng said that by the end of February this year, the number of fiber-optic covered households nationwide had reached 172 million, and the number of fixed broadband access users nationwide reached 192 million. At the same time, the proportion of users using more than 4 trillion bandwidth reached 80.5%, including the vast rural areas. user. Overall, after the introduction of the Broadband China strategy, the attention and investment in broadband network infrastructure construction in various regions has been further increased. Whether it is from fiber to the home, and the development of broadband and the increase in speed, there has been rapid progress. He also said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will pay more attention to the central and western regions, especially the poor rural areas.