According to the Telecom Regulations, basic telecom businesses refer to public network infrastructure, public data transmission and basic voice communications services, including but not limited to:
- Fixed network domestic long-distance phone and local phone service;
- Mobile network phone and data service;
- Satellite communications and satellite mobile communications service;
- Internet and other public data transmission service;
- Sales or renting of band width, frequency, optical fiber or cable, pipeline and other network elements;
- Network carrier, access and contracting service;
- International communications infrastructure and telecom service;
- Wireless paging service;
- Resold basic telecom businesses.
(Note that the last two items are administered and regulated as value-added telecom businesses)
Value-added telecom businesses refer to the telecom and information services provided via public network infrastructures, including but not limited to:
- Electronic mail service;
- Voice mail box;
- Online database storing and searching;
- Electronic data exchange;
- Online data processing and transactions processing;
- Value-added fax;
- ISP;
- ICP;
- Video Tele-conferencing;
