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NCC announces 4G auction

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On May 15 2013 the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that the 4G auction will be conducted in November 2013. Three frequency bands – 700 megahertz (MHz), 900MHz and 1800MHz, which are equivalent to the bandwidth 135MHz x 2 – will be released for simultaneous-multiple-round auction and then assigned to …

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NCC announces hearing on network interconnections

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) had previously planned to resolve existing disputes regarding network interconnections between major telecommunications operators by amending the existing Regulations Governing Network Interconnections between Telecommunications Enterprises by the end of 2012 (for further details please see “NCC decided on free internet interconnections”). However, this objective could not be achieved as scheduled, …

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NCC requires functional separation in Chunghwa Telecom

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Further to its efforts to introduce functional separation in Chunghwa Telecom in the latest amendments to the Telecommunications Act, the National Communications Commission (NCC) reaffirmed its decision on February 20 2013 and again submitted a legislative proposal to the Executive Yuan for approval. In May 2012 the NCC disclosed an …

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NCC considers spectrum trading

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu At the end of October 2012 the deputy chair and spokesperson of the National Communications Commission (NCC) confirmed that the NCC plans to emulate the practice in the United States and deregulate spectrum trading. The regulations will also allow for spectrum resale by bid-winning operators when 4G mobile broadband licences are released through competitive …

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NCC decided on free internet interconnections

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On September 5 2012 the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that the Regulations Governing Network Interconnections among Telecommunications Operators will be amended, and network interconnections between three major telecommunications operators in Taiwan – Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and FarEasTone – will be required to be free of charge by the …

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Congress approves appointment of new NCC commissioners

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On July 26 2012 the Legislative Yuan organised a special session to approve the four new commissioners of the National Communications Commission (NCC) nominated by the premier. Although all legislators from the opposition parties and some rulingparty legislators voted against the nominees, all four – Chairperson Shih Shih-hou, Vice Chairperson Yu Hsiao-cheng and …

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Ministry publishes public consultation on mobile broadband service licences

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In June 2012 the Ministry of Transportation and Communications solicited public opinions regarding the deregulation of new mobile communications services (ie, the attention-grabbing plan for fourth-generation (4G) licensing). Under Article 6 of the Telecommunications Act, the business activities, scope and number of Type I telecommunications enterprises to be deregulated will …

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