169网是邮电部1997年投资经营的基于Internet的“中国公众多媒体通信网”,是一个面向大众、以中文信息为主体的多媒体信息服务网.目前,全国已基本实现30多个省(包括直辖市、自治区,下同)的互联,几乎所有的大城市都有了自己的169站点.其网站域名均以cninfo.net结尾. 169 is an Internet-based “Chinese public multimedia communication network” invested and operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in 1997. It is a multi-media information service network oriented to the public and using Chinese information as its main body. At present, the country has basically implemented over 30 provinces (including municipalities directly under the Central Government , Autonomous regions, the same below), almost all metropolitan areas have their own 169 sites whose domain names end with cninfo.net.