All New Homes In China Must Have Fiber Optic Internet Connections

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 11, 2013 @06:48AM from the a-fiber-in-every-garage dept.

redletterdave writes "Only a small number of U.S. cities can boast fiber optic connections, but in China, it's either fiber or bust. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has now ordered all newly built residences to install fiber optic connections in any city or county 'where a public fiber optic telecom network is available.' The new standards will take effect starting on April 1, 2013, and residents will be able to choose their own ISP with equal connections to services. The Chinese government reportedly hopes to have 40 million families connected to fiber networks by 2015."

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One question. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-11 06:51 · Score: 1, Funny

How hard is it to learn Chinese?
1. Re:One question. by the_other_chewey · 2013-01-11 07:17 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  How hard is it to learn Chinese?
  Very.
I smell alterior motives... by swschrad · 2013-01-11 06:59 · Score: 4, Funny

you can choose from Red Army #3 ISP, or Domestic Security Glorious Revolution ISP #1, or Internal Enforcement ISP #7...

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if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?