State Council Approves New Rules on Telecom and Internet ContentThe State Council reviewed and approved Wednesday "Regulations on Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China" (Draft), "Management Methods in Regard to Internet Content Provision (ICP) " (Draft) and "Management Rules Regarding Construction Engineering, Prospecting and Design (Draft)" at its 31st standing meeting, which was presided over by Premier Zhu Rongji.The meeting pointed out that China's telecom industry has witnessed a swift growth since the opening-up and has contributed much to national socioeconomic construction, but there still remain some problems hampering the industry's further development. Therefore, it's of complete necessity for an orderly telecom market to be developed and see to it that network and information security is ensured and consumers' rights and interests are protected to guarantee an overall healthy growth of markets. With regard to ICP, the meeting concluded that the purpose of the rules is to strengthen the supervision and management of Internet content and prevent unhealthy information from harming society, especially information that endangers national security, social stability and social order. "Management Rules on Construction Engineering, Prospecting and Design (Draft)" were also approved at the meeting. The State Council will soon formally announce their implementation after further amendments made. |
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