Google's online mapping permit being examined
Source: Xinhua |
February 2, 2012, Thursday
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CHINA'S mapping service regulator yesterday said Google's application for an online map license, which is required for operating such service in the country, is being examined.
The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, said in a statement that Beijing Guxiang Information Technology Co, a joint venture of Google, submitted the application in November.
During the period of the license application being examined by authorities, Google's online map service in China can maintain the status quo, but its service content should not be increased, the statement said.
According to the regulations, foreign companies are banned from providing Internet mapping services in China, and for joint ventures involved in Internet mapping, foreign investors' stake in the enterprise should not exceed 50 percent.
Foreign-funded Google China and local firm Ganji.com each hold a 50 percent stake in Beijing Guxiang Information Technology, the operator of the google.cn website.
The regulator is still investigating seven other websites for offering map service without official approval, according to the statement, which did not identify the websites.
As of Tuesday, a total of 279 firms or organizations have been granted licenses for offering online mapping services, the regulator said.
The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, said in a statement that Beijing Guxiang Information Technology Co, a joint venture of Google, submitted the application in November.
During the period of the license application being examined by authorities, Google's online map service in China can maintain the status quo, but its service content should not be increased, the statement said.
According to the regulations, foreign companies are banned from providing Internet mapping services in China, and for joint ventures involved in Internet mapping, foreign investors' stake in the enterprise should not exceed 50 percent.
Foreign-funded Google China and local firm Ganji.com each hold a 50 percent stake in Beijing Guxiang Information Technology, the operator of the google.cn website.
The regulator is still investigating seven other websites for offering map service without official approval, according to the statement, which did not identify the websites.
As of Tuesday, a total of 279 firms or organizations have been granted licenses for offering online mapping services, the regulator said.
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