Updates

Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 27 July 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an alert to report that the illegal import and sale of Chinese smartphones and radio frequency devices, typically low power Bluetooth devices, shall be subject to a penalty of 200,000 new Taiwan dollars for each offence (for further details, please …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The National Communications Commission (NCC) is inviting responses to the final consultation on the draft regulation of 5G vertical application networks in the designated frequencies of 4.8 gigahertz (GHz) to 4.9 GHz by 27 September 2022 (for further details please see “NCC completes consultation on 5G vertical applications in 4.8 …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 31 May 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) closed public consultation on the draft guidelines for the application of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite services that will operate in the following frequency bands (Ku/Ka bands) (for further details please see “NCC confirms spectrum added for fixed satellite communication”): – 10,700-12,700 …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Introduction On 25 May 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) revised its proposal of over-the-top television (OTT TV) regulations, in which a select group of OTT TV players would be subject to heavy-handed rules, similar to those applied to existing cable and satellite TV operators, in addition to general obligations …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The Taiwan telecoms market will soon resume the “Three Kingdoms” scenario, in which Chunghwa Telecom, FarEasTone and Taiwan Mobile each take one third of the market shares in 4G and 5G mobile broadband services. On 31 December 2021, Taiwan Mobile suddenly announced its acquisition of T-Star. Further, on 25 February …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 23 March 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) finalized its spectrum plan for satellite communication further to completion of the amendments to the radio frequency supply plan by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) in July 2021 (for further details please see “MOTC plans priority of spectrum allocation …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 2 March 2022, the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) released its initial draft of the White Paper on Competition Policy in the digital economy for public consultation. On 30 June 2021, the TFTC appointed a special task force to investigate digital platform markets. Further to the TFTC’s April 2021 …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu For the very first time, Taiwan prosecutors have discovered an efficient way to stop copyright infringements as a result of cable theft. Further to raids conducted in the server room and suspects’ premises, in a follow-up action in December 2021, the prosecutors successfully terminated the access to more than 50 …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In February 2020, the Taiwan government held a competitive auction to release the 5G spectrum in the 3.5 and 28 GHz bands, with total bids reaching NT$142.191 billion (approximately $4.7 billion) (for further details, please see “5G spectrum auction ends and real competition begins”). The government planned another auction to …

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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 6 January 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an alert regarding a possible privacy threat planted in the Xiaomi Mi-10T 5G Android phone, which is available on the Taiwan market. In September 2021, the Lithuanian Defence Department issued a warning that the Xiaomi Mi-10T 5G Android phone was …

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