我國三大運營商十一起全面取消長途和漫遊費

China's three major telecom carriers announced that they will scrap charges for domestic long-distance calls and roaming starting Oct 1, following Premier Li Keqiang's promise in a government work report.

我國三大電信運營商日前宣佈，將自10月1日起取消國內長途話費和漫遊費。此前，國務院總理李克強在政府工作報告中曾作出相關承諾。

The three carriers are China Mobile Communications Corp, China United Network Communications Group Co and China Telecommunications Corp.

這三家運營商分別是中國移動通信集團、中國聯合網絡通信集團以及中國電信公司。

Li Yue, the CEO of China Mobile, said his company will push forward with the scrapping of domestic long-distance and roaming charges, although such fees account for 8 to 10 percent of its total revenue.

中國移動CEO李躍表示，儘管國內長途話費和漫遊費佔到該公司總收入的8%--10%，但是他們仍將會抓緊進行取消這些費用。

"This move is a challenge for the company," said Li. However, it will also encourage China Mobile to enhance management efficiency and reduce its operating costs.

李躍說道：“這一舉措對公司來說是一個挑戰。”不過，它也會刺激中國移動提高管理效率，降低運營成本。

The move will push telecom carriers to seek new sources of business growth, including cloud computing and big data.

此舉將迫使電信運營商尋求雲計算、大數據等新的業務增長來源。

China Mobile said it would also reduce rates for international phone calls, particularly to 64 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.

中國移動稱，該公司還將下調國際尤其是64個“一帶一路”倡議沿線國家的國際長途話費。