After the approval of the principle of triple play pilot, the selection of pilot cities has become the top priority of the pilot work of triple play at this stage.

Yesterday, reporters learned that Shanghai, Nanjing and other 10 cities may become the first pilot cities for triple play.

According to the process of the triple network integration pilot project approved in June 6th, 18 days before this month, it will be declared by all local governments in the pilot area, and will be reviewed and screened. The list of pilot cities will be announced around 25 this month.

It is understood that the State Council has made 5 requests for the confirmation of the pilot area: the cable network has been completed bidirectional pformation, the cable network users have a certain scale, the pilot area has a strong consumption ability, and the pilot cable operators have completed the corporatization reform, have the ability to raise funds or have the background of the listed company.

According to people familiar with the matter, there are already several cities with three network convergence pilot conditions to set up a local three network integration pilot coordination group, and actively strive for three network integration pilot qualification, and the number of first pilot cities may be 10.

Radio and television industry expert Wu Chunyong said that in response to the pilot scheme of triple play, the relevant departments have put forward a "55 plan", that is, the first round of the pilot, the broadcasting and television department took out 5 pilot areas, and the letter also produced 5 pilot areas.

In addition, in an internal meeting recently, Zhao Zisen, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, revealed that the 10 pilot cities for triple play were Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Harbin, Shenyang, Chongqing, Wuhan, Changsha and Xinzhou, which basically covered several major regions such as southeast, northeast, West, central China and North China.

However, some insiders said that everything remained unchanged before the formal examination and screening.