The IT industry's technical standards can be good for the public welfare but they can also block competition in the related manufacturing sector.

The article illustrates in five aspects the role played by information onto economic development.

The United States is one of the earliest countries that implemented intellectual property system in the world and it has so far established a set of complete legal system for intellectual property.

Government plays an important role in the application of mobile 3G: the regulator for telecom industry, the promoter for IT industry development and the shareholder of operators.

The competition reform of Chinese telecom industry has achieved great results, but the competition is not yet fully carried out. The technical progress, enterprise reform and the improvement of some outside factors have demanded the reappraisal of the telecom market structure and ways for its supervision and management.

The level of openness of China's telecommunication sector has been low.

The paper analyzes the present situation and features of China's telecom market and the management system and the possible impact of the relevant WTO provisions on the telecom industry.