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China's Internet Speed Above Average with Lower Charges?

Follow us on TWITTER:   / cnforbiddennews   Like us on FACEBOOK:   / chinaforbiddennews   China's internet speed and broadband charges have long been drawing netizens' concerns. Recently, one of China's telecom experts claimed that China's internet speed is above average with low charges. Such a claim was questioned by most netizens. Regarding various arguments on China's internet speed and broadband charges, Kan Kaili, a telecom expert and professor at Beijing Univ. of Post and Telecommunications said in an interview on Chinanews.com, "Internationally, China's internet speed is above average, and in terms of absolute prices, China's broadband charges are at a lower level. " Kan's remarks incited uproar among netizens. A netizen angrily posted online, "Saying such words, he doesn't even fear being hit by lightning. Director Kan's moral is absolutely at a lower level!" Kan Kaili even gave an example about one of his friends who lives in Silicon Valley, but with his home broadband speed at only 700Kbps. Netizens questioned Kan if this was a common phenomenon or an individual case? This September, U.S.-based Pando Networks released a global ranking of Internet speeds. South Korea topped the list, while China's speed is only one-ninth that of South Korea's. According to "China Information Society Report 2010" which was issued this August and income gap adjusted, China's broadband charge equals 124 times that of South Korea, but provides unsatisfactory network speeds. Lili, a software engineer living in the Netherlands, said that telecom service providers differ with their networking speeds. Due to China's population density, after introducing the fiber-optic technology, China's speed improved. But the major problem with China's Internet is the low speed of international bandwidth. For example, even if youtube.com were not blocked by the CCP authorities, China's netizens would still find the speed not fast enough to gain access to the website. Lili cited an example that in the Netherlands, ADSL downloading speed is at 20Mbps, with uploading at 1Mbps. The average pretax income in the Netherlands is around 3000 euros per capita. Lili: "In the Netherlands, a monthly broadband charge is about 17-25 euros, depending on the different discount rates. That's equivalent to RMB 200-300. In terms of absolute prices, that's higher than the ADSL charges in China. But adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity, you may compare the proportion of 17 euros that account for the Dutch income per head with that of RMB 100-200. " Li argued that China's network charges contains various taxes and fees levied by the CCP authorities, which contribute to higher charges. Many netizens believed that CCP's network firewall causes slow internet connection speed. Li said that CCP's internet firewall is not used for direct hijack, but through interferences and wiretapping to achieve its aims. So technically, it does not have a direct impact, but indirectly, It can cause a slow internet connection speed. Lili: "For example, the CCP authorities create periodic interference and fix time hourly interference to GMAIL. Technical tests conducted by my friends show that the great firewall connects 20 minutes for each hour, and disconnects for the next 20 minutes, and reconnects for 20 minutes. In this way, it interferes with your using GMAIL, gradually forcing users to give up using GMAIL which can ensure more secure, more convenient and freer communications, forcing you to transfer to domestic email services that filter key words." Moreover, Lili commented that China's telecom sector is under pressure from CCP authorities. They have to invest vast amounts of money on surveillance equipment. Li said that if China's telecom sector could be like their foreign peers, to invest on increasing internet bandwidth and improving service quality, that would lead to improved internet speeds and quality of service. NTD reporters Yi Ru, Li Jing and Li Anan 《神韵》2011世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/