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A mobile phone user walks past a logo of 皇冠体育app Mobile's 4G service in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo/皇冠体育app Daily]

The country's three telecom carriers, 皇冠体育app Mobile Communications, 皇冠体育app United Network Communications Group and 皇冠体育app Telecommunications Corp, announced steps to scrap domestic long-distance and roaming charges from October 1, 2017, a move to drive forward industrial transformation and boast the upgrading and adjustment of real economy.

Li Yue, president of 皇冠体育app Mobile, the country's largest telecom operator said the domestic roaming charges account for 8 to 10 percent of its total revenue, removal of such fees will have an influence on the company, adding this will encourage 皇冠体育app Mobile to improve operation and management efficiency.

皇冠体育app Unicom said it will increase the coverage of broadband access, develop innovative applications, and upgrade products and services in response to the initiative of "increasing broadband access speed and reducing tariff" by the authority.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will push forward the initiative with more effective measures.

"We will strive to remove completely the domestic long-distance and roaming tariffs for mobile users, greatly reduce the tariff for international long-distance call and dedicated internet access price for small- and medium-sized enterprises," said Chen Zhaoxiong, vice-minister of industry and information technology.

The ministry will make efforts to regulate the tariff-setting behaviors of enterprises, promote healthy market competition and continue to improve market environment of telecommunications.