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Court confirms net neutrality rule on discriminatory pricing plan

Artist : Ms. Viola Liang On March 15 2011 the Taipei High Administrative Court upheld the National Communications Commission (NCC) decision to force Chunghwa Telecom to remove certain restrictions on its fibre-to-the-home (FTTx) high-speed internet service, Hinet FTTx. The case related to a price plan which enabled subscribers to download at speeds of 20 megabytes …

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New fixed and mobile service pricing plans about to launch

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On March 30 2011 the National Communications Commission confirmed a unified rate of telephone calls from offshore islands (including Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou and Penghu) to anywhere on the Taiwanese mainland as proposed by Chunghwa Telecom – the largest local and long-distance telephone company in Taiwan. This is the first step …

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Commission relaxes multimedia-on-demand restrictions

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On January 7 2011 the National Communications Commission (NCC) decided to loosen the restrictions on Chunghwa Telecom’s multimedia-on-demand service by amending the Cable Television Act. Chunghwa Telecom – the state-run telecommunications operator with the most subscribers to the various telecommunications services and the sole provider of television channels through its …

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NCC invites applications to provide direct submarine cables across Taiwan Strait

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu After lengthy discussions and intensive legal work, on December 10 2010 the National Communications Commission (NCC) finally announced that international submarine cable operators may apply for licences to deploy direct submarine cables across the strait between Taiwan and China. The NCC published an official announcement regarding the eligibility of the …

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Commission approves direct submarine cables across Taiwan-China straits

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Introduction On November 23 2010 the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced its amended Regulations Governing Fixed-Network Telecommunications Businesses, which will allow international submarine operators to deploy direct submarine cables across the straits between Taiwan and China. When the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced its new plan for the direct …

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Ban on cross-strait submarine cables liftrd

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On September 13 2010 the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced that Taiwan’s government plans to allow the direct connection of submarine cables between Taiwan and China due to the frequent interaction across the straits. As the regulator of the telecommunications industry, the National Communications Commission (NCC) approves of the …

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Taiwan to implement digital convergence policy

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On July 8 2010 the Executive Yuan announced the Digital Convergence Development Policy in order to initiate a two-stage legislative overhaul and develop the digital convergence industries. The government plans to relax the restrictions on crossownership of telecommunications, broadcasting and internet-based businesses. The policy aims to complete the legal framework …

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