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NCC abandons WiMAX

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Further to the auction in October 2013, which released a total bandwidth of 270 megahertz (MHz) for mobile broadband services (for further details please see “4G spectrums turn hot”), the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that no less than 190MHz from the 2600MHz bands currently used by wireless broadband access …

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4G deployment targeted for 2014 third quarter

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) completed the competitive bidding process for the licensing of mobile broadband services on October 30 2013. Six operators – Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, FarEasTone, Asia Pacific Telecom, Ambit Microsystems Corporation and Taiwan Star – won the bids (for further details please see “4G spectrums turn …

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Taiwan Mobile Co refused to pay IP

NCC invites public consultation on solutions to fix network monopoly

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu To prepare a new Communications Convergence Act (for further details please see “New Communications Convergence Act Planned for 2014”), the National Communications Commission (NCC) conducted a public consultation on its website between December 25 2013 and January 8 2014 regarding issues such as fixed-line bandwidth competition and last-mile equal access. …

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Taiwan’s 4G Spectrum Auction Witnesses Unprecedented High Bids

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) announced the six winners of the 4G spectrum license auction, which ended on Oct. 30 with unprecedented high bids being submitted. The six winning operators announced by the NCC were: • Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) — an incumbent, 2G and 3G operator. CHT is the winner …

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Mandatory seven-day trial of mobile internet service imminent

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In October 2013 the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that the Regulation Governing Mobile Communications Services will be amended by the end of 2013 to compel mobile operators to agree under their subscription contracts to provide seven days’ free internet service to subscribers for the purpose of evaluation.  The move …

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4G spectrums turn hot

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The competitive tender for 135 megahertz (MHz) x 2 bandwidth mobile broadband service (4G) licences began on September 3 2013 with the participation of four incumbent operators and three new operators (for further details please see “NCC announces 4G auction”). According to the tender rules set by the National Communications …

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Liberalisation of telecommunications service sector between Taiwan and China

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Taiwan and China entered into the Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services on June 21 2013, under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement. Regarding the mutual liberalisation of the telecommunications service sector under the agreement, Taiwan will open Type II telecommunications businesses (eg, store and forward network services, data exchange communications …

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