Taiwan NCC sets floor pricing for 4G licenses

May 16, 14:15

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 15 announced floor prices for acquiring frequency band units to operate next-generation (4G) mobile broadband communications...

Taiwan market: Cable TV user base nearly 5 million in March, says NCC

May 15, 14:43

There were 4.9798 million subscribers of cable TV services in Taiwan as of the end of March 2013, taking up 60.70% of households, according to statistics by the National Communications...

Taiwan market: NCC plans to cut cable TV pricing to boost digitization

Apr 25, 11:06

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on April 24 proposed a draft plan for a progressive downward adjustment in cable TV charges to drive cable TV digitization in Taiwan,...

Taiwan market: NCC gives CHT green light to ADSL, FTTx price cuts

Apr 11, 13:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on April 10 approved the reduction in pricing for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT),...

NCC approves xDSL, FTTx pricing cuts proposed by CHT

Mar 28, 14:44

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 27 approved reductions in monthly circuit-lease fee for subscribers of xDSL and FTTx services proposed by Chunghwa Telecom...

Taiwan market: January 3G revenues up on year, says NCC

Mar 11, 15:03

There were 5.852 million 2G mobile communication subscribers with total revenues of NT$1.728 billion (US$58.2 million) in Taiwan in January 2013, decreasing on year by 17.1% and 35.6%...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom under pressure to make last-mile operation transparent

Jan 28, 16:12

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) is pushing Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to clearly indicate sales from its last-mile connection - on which all other local IPS providers...

Taiwan NCC details 4G licensing plans

Jan 24, 19:41

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 23 details its tentative planning for the release of a total bandwidth of 270MHz for operating next-generation mobile...

Taiwan market: NCC gives CHT green light to operate Thuraya satellite communications service

Jan 17, 16:09

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January approved operational rules, exemplar service contracts, and pricing proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the operation...

Taiwan market: NCC plans to release two more digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses

Jan 17, 12:04

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to release two additional digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses based on DVB-T2 (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial...

Taiwan market: NCC to lower mobile termination charges in 2013-2016

Dec 21, 15:55

Taiwan's National Communication Commission (NCC) has announced the reduction in mobile termination charges for the coming four years, with a yearly cut of about 14% to reach NT$1.15...

NCC plans to set conditions on 4G frequency band transfers to prevent speculation

Dec 20, 16:24

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will release 4G licenses by the end of 2013. In order to prevent possible speculative buying by licensees that have no intention...

NCC gives green light to Vee TIME investment in 2 WiMAX operators

Dec 6, 20:24

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the investment proposed by Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in the southern region of Taiwan, for a 72.43% stake of Vmax Telecom...

Taiwan market: NCC amends regulations to facilitate establishment of small cell base stations

Dec 6, 16:01

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on December 5 announced that it has finished a draft amendment to regulations regarding the establishment and use of base stations...

Taiwan market: NCC sets forth principles for 4G licensing

Nov 27, 14:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 26 announced the principles for releasing total bandwidth of 270MHz for next-generation mobile broadband communication...

Taiwan NCC sets tentative schedule for 4G licensing

Nov 13, 14:20

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set a tentative schedule for releasing 4th-generation mobile communication licenses, with licensees to be selected at the end...

Taiwan market: NCC measures fixed-line broadband Internet-access speeds

Oct 12, 15:47

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) commissioned the government-sponsored Telecom Technology Center (TTC) to measure download speeds of fixed-line broadband Internet-access...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom urges NCC to not cancel IP peering charges

Sep 27, 12:27

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has urged the communications authorities to not ask it to cancel IP peering charges. The call comes in the wake of a plan by the National Communications...

Taiwan market: NCC to release new licenses for mobile Internet at end of 2013

Aug 27, 15:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to offer two total bandwidth allocations of 135MHz (one for upload, one for download) to operate mobile Internet-access in...

Taiwan market: NCC consents to CHT 100Mbps symmetrical FTTx price

Jul 12, 11:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has tentatively approved a fixed monthly rate of NT$1,699 (US$57) for 100Mpbs symmetrical (the same download and upload speeds) FTTx...

Taiwan market: NCC to measure mobile, fixed-line Internet-access speeds

May 30, 14:12

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 29 announced plans to make sample measurements of mobile and fixed-line broadband Intern-access speeds during August-November...

Taiwan market: NCC approves cuts in ADSL circuit lease price

Jan 5, 11:24

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the reduction in leased ADSL circuit wholesale price proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT).

Taiwan market: Government issues green light for iPhone 4S

Nov 4, 14:57

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in the local market, paving the way for telecom service providers to begin to offer the...

Sandmartin to compete for STB order from Taiwan government in 2012

Oct 27, 12:13

Sandmartin International Holdings, a Hong Kong-based maker of digital TV set-top boxes (STBs), will compete for an order for 180,000 STBs from Taiwan's National Communications Commission...

Taiwan market: Government mulling Wi-Fi fees

Oct 18, 09:54

Viewing that mobile telecom carriers have been expanding their Wi-Fi network hot spots to offload increasing traffic on their 3G networks, Taiwan's National Communications Commission...

Taiwan market: NCC plans to release 5 additional digital terrestrial TV licenses in 2012

Sep 22, 14:25

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September made an initial plan to release five additional digital terrestrial TV operating licenses, consisting of at least one...

Taiwan gives green light to cross-strait submarine cable

Sep 22, 12:11

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved an application by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for laying a submarine cable between one of its outlying islands and a city...

Taiwan market: APBT considers procurement of non-China-made telecom equipment

Aug 16, 01:05

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only CDMA2000 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, viewing that the National Communications Commission (NCC) has not yet approved its proposed...

Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet

Jun 9, 16:39

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...

Taiwan market: NCC consents to Chunghwa Telecom pricing for 50Mbps Internet-access services

May 3, 01:25

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 2 approved a monthly fixed charge rate of NT$1,199 (US$41.5) proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for its Internet-access services...

Taiwan market: NCC asks operators to educate 3G Internet-access users about bandwidth

Mar 25, 16:29

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in view of a fast increasing number of complaints about speeds of mobile Internet-access services filed by 3G users, has asked mobile...

Taiwan market: NCC urged to allow differential pricing for mobile Internet access

Mar 11, 14:38

As expansion of mobile Internet-access capacity is likely to catch up with fast growing demand due to increasing use of smartphones and tablet PCs, Taiwan's telecom carriers and equipment...

Taiwan market: APBT waiting for NCC green light to offer CDMA2000 3.5G services

Mar 9, 12:37

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only CDMA 2000 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is waiting for approval from the National Communications Commission (NCC) for its proposal...

Taiwan market: NCC consents to Fubon buying 80% stake in kbro from Carlyle

Nov 18, 16:41

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 17 approved Dafu Media's acquisition of an 80% stake in kbro, currently the largest MSO (multi-system operator of cable...

Taiwan market: NCC voices national security concerns over China-made 3G base stations

Nov 4, 12:19

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will closely examine 3G base station equipment produced by China-based makers because of national security concerns.