Fuzhou Internet Users Surge Nine-Fold within 18 MonthsThe number of Internet users in this capital of east China's Fujian Province has shot up nine times over the past 18 months.At the end of July, the city had 293 ,000 such users, as against 31,000 in early 2000. To date, the local telecommunications department has held 135 Internet training courses for 4,000 people. To enable Internet users to gain more benefits, the telecommunications department has also conducted a series of preferential activities. For example , users are granted for free a certain amount of time to get on-line. The time to stay on-line is calculated by the second and financial inquiries can be made on-line. |
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