Broadband access to commercial buildings shall not be monopolized.

Recently, the Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Notice on Standardizing Broadband Access to Commercial Buildings, requiring real estate development enterprises and property service enterprises not to sign any monopolistic and exclusive broadband operation agreements or agreements with telecom operators and basic telecom operators for buildings that have implemented property management and provided office space for various business activities (including commercial and office buildings, commercial buildings in various parks and their ancillary facilities), so as to guarantee all enterprises' equal access and users' right to choose freely.

According to the requirements, real estate development enterprises and property service enterprises should publicize the relevant information of accessing basic telecom operators in a prominent position in buildings, and include the income from providing services such as construction cooperation and operation and maintenance entrusted by basic telecom operators into other operating income, and publicize it to users in the first quarter of each year. Real estate development enterprises and property service enterprises should comprehensively carry out self-examination and rectification in accordance with the notification requirements and relevant regulations.

The reporter was informed that the municipal (district) construction administrative department and the housing administrative department will strengthen the supervision and management of real estate development enterprises and property service enterprises that hinder broadband access and sign exclusive agreements, and bring broadband access to commercial buildings into the scope of daily supervision and inspection, and jointly carry out special law enforcement inspections with the price administrative department and the communication management department.

The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Construction and Construction Committee said that if real estate development enterprises and property service enterprises fail to carry out self-examination and rectification as required, the municipal (district) construction administrative department and the housing administrative department should interview them according to their respective responsibilities and ask them to make corrections within a time limit. If it is found that the refusal to rectify affects social stability and causes adverse consequences, it shall be submitted to the planning and natural resources department to limit the bidding qualification of real estate development enterprises to transfer land within a certain period of time. Take administrative measures such as requiring Beijing Municipal Government Procurement Center to restrict property service enterprises from entering the government procurement list and undertaking new projects. At the same time, the bad business behavior of the enterprise is recorded in the enterprise credit information system.