China Getting FTTH

CHINA — China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have issued a mandate that any new home built in areas where a fiber network is available will have a fiber-based broadband connection.
Under the MIIT’s new rules, which go into effect this April, the FTTH networks will be built in an open access fashion where residents will be able to choose what service provider and products they want to buy.
The Chinese government has set a goal of connecting 40 million families to a FTTH network by 2015. These fiber broadband drives could also help grow the country's overall Internet user base to 800 million by 2015.