[Abstract]
The report states that the information and communication industry plays a strategic, fundamental and pioneering role in building national information infrastructure and fully supporting economic and social development. As a commanding height in global strategic competition, the industry largely determines the economic and technological competitiveness of a nation in the digital era.

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I. Great Importance Attached by the Chinese Government to Business Environment Improvement

II. Main Focus of Efforts to Improve the ICT Business Environment

III. Remarkable Achievements in the Development of ICT Business Environment in China

(I)        Network infrastructure: the quality of network infrastructure construction has been improved

(II)       Access service: the vitality of various market players has been fully unleashed

(III)      Market regulation: the fair and just regulation capacity has been effectively enhanced

(IV)     Protection of rights and interests: the protection of users’ rights and interests has been significantly improved

(V)       Cybersecurity: the cybersecurity guarantee system has been upgraded

IV. Rapid and Healthy Development of the Information and Communication Industry Driven by Favorable Business Environment

(I)        A nearly 20% annual average increase in the number of business entities over the past decade

(II)       Sustained national economic growth driven by the development of the industry

(III)      Continued improvement of market expectations of ICT enterprises

(IV)     Enabled transformation and upgrading of other industries and sectors

V. The Direction of Ongoing Efforts to Improve the ICT Business Environment

(I)        Advance new infrastructure construction

(II)       Deepen the reforms to streamline government administration, delegate powers, improve regulation and upgrade services

(III)      Maintain fair competition in the market order

(IV)     Improve the protection of users’ rights and interests