The Internet access service market is about to be comprehensively rectified. Unlicensed operations, illegal subletting and other chaos will become key targets.
Clean up and standardize the market background
In recent years, new technologies such as cloud computing and big data have been widely used, which has led to the rapid development of Internet data centers, access services and content distribution network businesses. While market opportunities have increased, some phenomena showing disorderly development have also begun to emerge.
There are some companies that have started business without obtaining the necessary business licenses, and there are also some companies whose operations exceed the scope of the licenses. Such behavior has disrupted the normal order of the market, destroyed the fair competition environment, and laid hidden dangers for the long-term healthy development of the entire industry.
Outstanding problems in the market
As far as the current market is concerned, the most prominent situations include operating without a certificate, operating beyond the prescribed scope, and what is called "layered subletting." This so-called "layered subletting" refers to the fact that some enterprises sublease the network access resources they have rented to other users, ultimately causing management responsibilities to become unclear.
"Black bandwidth" and "sewer" problems, that is, unregulated network access channels, are caused by this illegal operation. Not only can the service quality of these channels not be guaranteed at all, users' rights and interests can easily be harmed, but they are also very likely to become weaknesses in network security, leading to risks such as information leakage.
The three key points of this rectification
As for the clean-up and standardization work carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, its implementation is based on three core parts. The first task focuses on strengthening qualification management and investigating and punishing those who do not hold relevant licenses or conduct business activities beyond the scope of the license in accordance with the law, so as to ensure that market participants can have legal qualifications as a prerequisite for market activities.
Next is strict resource management, focusing on cracking down on illegal subletting of network access resources and cleaning up illegal access channels such as "black bandwidth". Then, enterprises are urged to implement their main responsibilities, improve internal management matters, and build necessary technical support measures as required.
Relevant regulations on cross-border business
The "Notice" clarifies the management boundaries in response to the cross-border networking needs of enterprises. The regulations are mainly targeted at those enterprises or individuals that rent international dedicated lines or virtual private networks without authorization to carry out cross-border telecommunications business operations, and these enterprises or individuals are unapproved.
One type is normal multinational enterprises, and the other type is foreign trade companies that have cross-border networking needs for their offices. They can lease lines from legal service providers with international communications business qualifications. This provision is intended to regulate business activities and will not affect the normal cross-border internal communication needs of enterprises.
Maintain order and ensure safety
The fundamental purpose of cleaning up and standardizing work is to maintain a fair and orderly market environment, protect the rights and interests of legitimate enterprises by cracking down on illegal business activities, guide the flow of resources in the direction of compliant enterprises, and then promote the improvement of the overall service level of the industry.
At the same time, this work is an important measure to strengthen national network and information security. It standardizes the management of network access resources and standardizes the use of network access resources. This can effectively reduce the living space for illegal operations and build a solid security defense line from the infrastructure level.
Promote the long-term development of the industry
In the short term, the cleanup and regulation will bring pain to some companies with violations, but in the long term, this will not only help build a more transparent market environment, but also help build a more stable market environment and a more credible market environment. Clear market rules can reduce the compliance costs of companies.
A market with healthy and orderly characteristics will attract more high-quality capital and technology investment, ultimately enabling the entire Internet access service industry to achieve a higher-quality and more sustainable development state, thereby laying a solid network foundation for the prosperity of the digital economy.
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