Wen Ku, Director of China's Information and Communication Development Department, said during a recent press briefing that China’s fixed-line broadband and mobile broadband penetration rate is expected to reach 63% and 75% respectively by the end of this year.  The penetrations rate will increase 8 percentage points and 13 percentage points from 55% and 62% respectively last May. As of the end of the first quarter this year, the number of fixed-line broadband users reached 310 million, with 80% of them using optical fiber broadband. Wen Ku said "This year, the industry ministry and State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission will release a plan tackling 17 tasks, including increased investment in telecommunication infrastructure, deepening broadband price cuts, encouraging innovation of broadband applications and optimizing increased connection speeds." He added that China's three major telecom providers, China Mobile Communications Corp, China United Network Communications Group Co., and China Telecommunications Corp, have announced plans to boost Internet speeds and reduce prices.  According to the country's the 13th Five-Year Plan, the fixed-line broadband and mobile broadband penetration rate will hit 70% and 80% respectively in China by the year 2020.