Ever since Chongqing was announced to be one of the cities directly under the jurisdiction of the Central government, Chongqing has been developing very fast in the field of post and telecommunications. At the turn of the century, Chongqing government has made the schedule to promote the info highway to all fields and has made computer network development as the main task before 2010. Internet has become part of the life in Chongqing accessible in all post office and hotels. So far, Xi'an has installed more than half a million program controlled telephones based upon 1350m ( 2160km ) long optical fiber cables, 35 mirco-wave trunk line and numerous ground processing base for satellites. Promotions of the modernization of the telecommunication services have met with satisfactions in the recent years.