国外电信普遍服务简况及我国电信普遍服务的内容和目标

Brief Introduction of Universal Telecom Service Abroad,Content and Objective of Universal Telecom Service in China

实行电信普遍服务是世界各国缩小数字差距的主要手段,也是电信管制的重要内容之一。目前在国外,不同国家普遍服务的内容存在着层次上的差别。如美、日、英、法等发达国家,以语音通信为内容的普遍服务已基本实现,更高层次的电信普遍服务已经开始实施。而广大的发展中国家则还停留在普遍服务的初级阶段:普遍接入。我国目前也处于初级阶段,主要是解决偏远地区、贫困地区的电话接入问题,具体讲就是“村村通”工程。从目前来看,一些新技术的出现为最终解决贫困地区普遍接入的问题提供了有利的条件。

To carry out universal telecom service is the main measure to bridge the digital divide and one of the important content of telecom regulation.At present,there are different levels in the content of universal service in different countries.For instance,in developed countries such as US,Japan,UK and France,voice-based universal services have already been realized and higher level uni-versal service are being implemented,while most develop-ing countries are still in the initial stage of universal ser-vice:universal access.Up to now,our country is also in the initial stage of universal service:focus mainly on the solution of telephone access in depressed areas.From the point of view by now,emerging of some new technologies provides beneficial conditions for the solution of universal access in depressed areas.