A New Interconnection Regime for Telecoms Operators

The prohibition on the use of the China-China-Foreign (CCF) model as a means of investing in a telecoms network has meant that there have not been any official investment opportunities for foreign telecom operators in China. However, this situation is likely to change with the PRC¡¯s proposed accession to the WTO.

On September 9 1999 the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) issued new rules on interconnection, the Administration of the Interconnection between Telecommunications Networks Tentative Provisions, (the Regulations). This is a first step towards establishing a new interconnection regime.