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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On December 9 2008 the National Communications Commission (NCC) proposed an amendment to Article 13 of the Regulations Governing the Telecommunications Universal Service. The amendment is intended to facilitate the use of universal service funds and to empower the regulator to choose the remote villages in need of broadband network …

New Universal Service Scheme Raises Concerns for Chunghwa Telecom Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed several new amendments to the Regulations on Wireless Broadband Access Services in response to the advent of worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) technology. To meet administrative statute requirements, the NCC held a public hearing on November 28 2008 to solicit public opinion …

WiMAX Rules Revised to Include Content Control Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In order to allow the Mobile Taiwan National Project to utilize its experimental equipment and base stations, on October 22 2008 the National Communications Commission (NCC) approved amendments to the regulations governing wireless broadband access service, in order to allow experimental base stations to be used for commercial purposes (for …

New Rules Adopted on Takeover of M-Taiwan Project Base Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Having been in force for more than two years, some provisions of the National Communications Commission (NCC) Organization Act now seem incompatible with the demands of independent regulation. Although some amendments of the NCC Organization Act were passed by the the Legislative Yuan at the end of 2007, these dealt …

National Communications Commission Proposes Amendments to Organization Act Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The newly formed Appeal Committee of the National Communications Commission (NCC) recently revoked a decision of the previous NCC commissioners indicating that the ban imposed in March 2008 on Chunghwa Telecom acquiring shares in a new worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) operator should be lifted (for further details please see “NCC Rejects …

Ban on Investing in New WiMAX Operator to be Lifted Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Taiwan’s three dominant mobile operators – Chunghwa Telecom, Fareastone and Taiwan Mobile – have confirmed plans to incorporate Long-Term Evolution (LTE), an eye-catching new technology, into their second-generation and third-generation systems. However, the government and network-equipment manufacturers still seem positive about the prospects for the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access …

Fourth-Generation Technology at a Crossroads: WiMAX or LTE? Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Following on from the unanimous rejection of Chunghwa Telecom’s proposal to acquire shares in a new worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) operator by the National Communications Commission (NCC) (for further details please see “NCC Rejects Chunghwa Telecom’s Acquisition of New WiMAX Operator”), on July 3 2008 the NCC rejected …

NCC Bans WiMAX Business Spin-Off Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Introduction On July 18 2008 the Legislative Yuan approved the nominations for the next term commissioners of the National Communications Commission (NCC). Only one existing commissioner, Jimmy Hsieh, will remain in office; the six new members are all from the academic sphere. According to the NCC Organization Act, three out …

New NCC Commissioners Appointed Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu To facilitate the network deployment of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), the National Communications Commission is amending the Regulations on Wireless Broadband Access Services in order to allow WiMAX licensees to take over the experimental base stations that are part of the Mobile Taiwan National Project (M- Taiwan Project). …

M-Taiwan Project WiMAX Base Stations to be Commercialized Read More »

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Following the completion of its 2007 Broadband Access to Every Village project, the National Communications Commission (NCC) is aiming to extend the construction of the broadband network infrastructure to further remote areas in 2008. The NCC has appointed Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Fixed Network Corporation and Central Taiwan Cable Company to …

Three Companies Appointed to Provide Universal Data Services Read More »