【新唐人2011年11月17日訊】中國的網路速度和收費一直深受網民關注。大陸一位電信專家號稱，大陸網速水平中等偏上，價格偏低。這個說法遭到大部分網友的質疑。下面，我們就來看看，中國的網速到底是快還是慢，收費是便宜還是貴？
針對網友對中國網速和網費的各種議論，《中國新聞網》14號報導，中國電信專家、北京郵電大學教授闞凱力，在做客《中新網》視頻訪談時表示，「從世界範圍來看，中國的網速是中等偏上的；從絕對價格來說，網費是中等偏低的。」
此言一出，網民嘩然。網友憤怒回應：「說這種話也不怕被雷劈，闞主任絕對的道德偏低！」
闞凱力還舉例說，他的一個朋友住在美國矽谷，家裏的寬帶也不過700Kbps。網友質問，這個是普偏現象還是個案？
今年9月份，美國網路數據傳輸公司Pando Networks發佈的全球網速排名顯示，韓國網際網路下載速度位居全球之首，而中國網速只有韓國的九分之一。
8月份，《中國信息社會發展報告2010》顯示，加上收入差距的因素，中國的寬帶資費水平相當於韓國的124倍！但是，提供的卻是讓人不滿意的網速。
旅居荷蘭的軟體工程師立裡表示，不同的服務商會有不同的網路速度。因為人口密集，中國引入光纖技術後，國內的網路速度有所提高。但中國網路存在的主要問題是，國際帶寬的速度偏低。比如YOUTUBE即使沒有被當局封鎖，大陸網民訪問時就會覺得網速不夠。
針對收費問題，立裡告訴記者，以ADSL寬帶為例，荷蘭的技術已經可以達到下載20Mbps，上傳1Mbps，而荷蘭的人均收入稅前大概3000歐元。
立裡：「在荷蘭，一個月大概17歐到25歐之間，跟它的打折各不相同有關。按照匯率算，200塊到300塊人民幣之間。你按這個絕對值，匯率來比較，它可能比中國國內的ADSL收費要高。比如說以購買力評價來比的話，你就看這個17歐、18歐在荷蘭人的人均收入中間，佔了多少比例。以及中國的一百到二百，在人均收入佔多少比例。」
立裡指出，中國的網路收費還包含了各種政府稅費，這也是價格居高不下的原因。
很多網友談到，中共的網路防火牆造成網速減慢。立裡表示，中共的防火牆不是直接劫持，而是通過干擾和竊聽的手段來實施，在技術上來講，一般不會有直接影響。但是，在間接上會造成網速降低。
立裡：「比如GMAIL，對它做不定期的干擾，對它做定時，一個小時的干擾。很多朋友經過技術上的測試，已經發現：它（長城防火牆）每小時20分鐘通，20分鐘斷，20分鐘通，它用這種方式干擾你，讓你沒法好好用；逐步的迫使這些用戶放棄這些更加安全更加方便的GMAIL，更加能確保自由通信的 GMAIL，轉到牆內的這些有關鍵字過濾的網路信息Email流程上去。」
此外，立裡還指出，中國的電信部門受到中共當局的壓力，必須投資大量的錢，用在擴充監視設備上。他認為，如果電信部門把這些錢，像國外的公司那樣，投資在增加網路帶寬、提高服務質量上，勢必會提高網速和服務質量。
新唐人記者易如、李靜、黎安安採訪報導。
China’s Internet Speed above Average with Lower Charges?
China’s internet speed and broadband charges have long
been drawing netizens’ concerns.
Recently, one of China’s telecom experts claimed that
China’s internet speed is above average with low charges.
Such a claim was questioned by most netizens.
Regarding various arguments on China’s internet speed
and broadband charges,
Kan Kaili, a telecom expert and professor at Beijing Univ.
of Post and Telecommunications said in an interview on
Chinanews.com, “Internationally, China’s internet speed
is above average, and in terms of absolute prices, China’s broadband charges are at a lower level. “
Kan’s remarks incited uproar among netizens.
A netizen angrily posted online, “Saying such words,
he doesn’t even fear being hit by lightning.
Director Kan’s moral is absolutely at a lower level!"
Kan Kaili even gave an example about one of his friends
who lives in Silicon Valley, but with his home broadband speed at only 700Kbps.
Netizens questioned Kan if this was a common
phenomenon or an individual case?
This September, U.S.-based Pando Networks released
a global ranking of Internet speeds.
South Korea topped the list,
while China’s speed is only one-ninth that of South Korea’s.
According to “China Information Society Report 2010″
which was issued this August and income gap adjusted,
China’s broadband charge equals 124 times that of
South Korea, but provides unsatisfactory network speeds.
Lili, a software engineer living in the Netherlands, said that
telecom service providers differ with their networking speeds.
Due to China’s population density, after introducing
the fiber-optic technology, China’s speed improved.
But the major problem with China’s Internet is the low speed
of international bandwidth.
For example, even if youtube.com were not blocked by
the CCP authorities,
China’s netizens would still find the speed not fast enough
to gain access to the website.
Lili cited an example that in the Netherlands,
ADSL downloading speed is at 20Mbps,
with uploading at 1Mbps. The average pretax income
in the Netherlands is around 3000 euros per capita.
Lili: “In the Netherlands, a monthly broadband charge is
about 17-25 euros, depending on the different discount rates.
That’s equivalent to RMB 200-300. In terms of absolute prices,
that’s higher than the ADSL charges in China.
But adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity, you may compare
the proportion of 17 euros that account for the Dutch income per head with that of RMB 100-200. “
Li argued that China’s network charges contains various
taxes and fees levied by the CCP authorities, which contribute to higher charges.
Many netizens believed that CCP’s network firewall causes
slow internet connection speed.
Li said that CCP’s internet firewall is not used for direct hijack,
but through interferences and wiretapping to achieve its aims.
So technically, it does not have a direct impact, but indirectly,
It can cause a slow internet connection speed.
Lili: “For example, the CCP authorities create periodic
interference and fix time hourly interference to GMAIL.
Technical tests conducted by my friends show
that the great firewall connects 20 minutes for each hour,
and disconnects for the next 20 minutes, and reconnects
for 20 minutes. In this way, it interferes with your using GMAIL,
gradually forcing users to give up using GMAIL
which can ensure more secure, more convenient and
freer communications, forcing you to transfer to domestic
email services that filter key words."
Moreover, Lili commented that China’s telecom sector is
under pressure from CCP authorities.
They have to invest vast amounts of money on
surveillance equipment.
Li said that if China’s telecom sector could be like their
foreign peers, to invest on increasing internet bandwidth and
improving service quality, that would lead to
improved internet speeds and quality of service.
NTD reporters Yi Ru, Li Jing and Li Anan
