大陸相關部門早在六、七年前就已經體認到電信業發展到一定規模後，壟斷經營會限制其發展。因此，1993年開放九項通訊業務，1994年成立中國聯通，1999年組建中國網通，並希望藉由中國電信的切分，培養電信市場公平競爭的環境。目的就是要在面對加入WTO市場開放後，面臨更大的競爭前，內部先做好準備的工作。 影響大陸WTO入會的關鍵因素中，最敏感的議題即是電信資訊市場開放幅度的爭議。在基礎電信業方面，外資可以入股但不能控股，開放的時程則是在二、三年間漸進式的開放；而加值電信服務業則完全開放。大陸加入WTO將有助於持續推進經濟改革，經由競爭使電信市場服務多元化、價格降低及品質提昇。

　　　　　China has started preparing for joining the WTO since 1993. First, nine telecom services were approved for open competition; followed by China Unicom’s establishment in 1994; China Netcom Corp’s establishment in 1999; and finally the monopolistic carrier--China Telecom-- was broken up into four independent companies. The purpose was to prepare China’s telecom market for competition. The key issues in China’s negotiation with WTO member countries include the timetable and extent of her telecom market opening for foreign investment. Joining the WTO is expected to accelerate China’s economic modernization. Through competition with worldwide competitors, China’s telecom service and equipment will see improvements in quality and variety, as well as decreases in changes.