Govt to further reduce broadband, mobile internet rates

China will further cut the rates for broadband and mobile internet services, as the nation steps up push to nurture innovation and speed up the growth of emerging industries, according to the annual Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday.

Li presented the report at the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.

This year, average broadband service rates for small and medium enterprises will be lowered by another 15 percent, and average rates for mobile internet services will be further cut by more than 20 percent, Li said.

According to him, more efforts will also be made to pursue Internet Plus initiative in all industries and sectors. China will upgrade networks for distanced education and telemedicine, and expand the capacity of mobile telecommunications base stations, to provide faster and more reliable broadband connections for internet users.