China: Government Lifting Restrictions on Internet Access, Text Messages, Phone Calls

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 30th, 2009 | Trackback

Authorities are easing restrictions on internet access, text messaging and international phone calls in Xinjiang province after isolating the region during and after ethnic unrest in July. The lifting of the communications shutdown began Dec. 28 and will continue gradually, starting first with opening parts of the web sites for the official Xinhua news agency and the People’s Daily newspaper, and moving on to restoring access to other web sites, internet services, text messaging and international long-distance phone services.

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