Three into one for benefit of all

Integration of telecom, cable TV and Internet networks should focus on developing the 'new countryside'

Tri-network integration, i.e., the integration of telecommunications networks, cable TV networks and the Internet, will play an important role in the transformation of China's society in the information era. The government should bear this in mind during the policymaking process.

In 1999, the State Council issued a circular forbidding the cable and telecom sectors to transgress into each other's business areas. However, since early last year, the State Council has been pushing forward tri-network integration.