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Title: 2006 International Digital Cities Convention Broadband Policies and Regulatory Reform


1
2006 International Digital Cities Convention
-Broadband Policies and Regulatory Reform-
  • NCC
  • Chairman, Dr. Su Yeong-Chin
  • June 29, 06

2
Outline
  • Current Status of Broadband Development
  • The role of regulator
  • Broadband Policies
  • 2006 Annual Plan
  • Future Directions for Regulatory Reform

3
Current Status of Broadband Development (1)
  • Telecommunications(first quarter of 2006)
  • The number of broadband subscribers have reached
    4.72 million, the households penetration
    percentage is 59.05.
  • The number of 3G service subscribers have reached
    1.738 million. Among them, just 0.14 million
    subscribers utilize voice service only, while
    others also make use of data service.
  • FTTC coverage rate?88.94

4
Current Status of Broadband Development (2)
  • Broadcasting(first quarter of 2006)
  • CATV head end digitalized?57.14
  • Within 63 CATV operators in Taiwan, 36 operators
    have digitalized their head end.
  • Total subscribers of CATV 4.57 million
    households
  • Cable Modem internet access 0.56 million
    households
  • DTV service coverage rate?71.60
  • 5 terrestrial broadcasting television companies
    have 2 6MHz bandwidth for digital TV service
    usage, and there are 15 channels now.

5
The role of regulator
  • NCC has been operation since February 22.
  • The Key to face the convergence of telecom and
    broadcasting service and the development of
    digital convergence-Broadband convergence
  • The role of NCC?creating the environment
    beneficial to investing and operating for telecom
    and broadcasting industry
  • Promoting liberalization of telecom and
    broadcasting market
  • Setting up regulatory framework with transparency
    and reasonableness
  • Promoting fair, open and effectively competitive
    environment

6
Broadband development policy(1)
  • In the beginning of 21st century, broadband
    policy is one of the important policies that
    improves national economical development and
    competitive strength.
  • The development of broadband has changed from
    raising network bandwidth competition to
    providing ubiquitous network and service
    competition.
  • Japan advanced the u-Japan plan
  • Korea advanced the IT-839 plan
  • Realize ubiquitous network and service
  • wireless network
  • sensor network
  • The key point to develop ubiquitous network and
    services successfully is proper arrangement and
    release of radio frequency

7
Broadband development policy (2)
  • NCC actively promotes the wireless broadband
    access and application, and the following
    projects are expected be accomplished at the end
    of this year?
  • Planning the frequency for wireless broadband
    access
  • Re-farming relevant frequency
  • Drafting the relevant regulation about releasing
    frequency
  • Preparing the release of WiMAX licenses
  • Radio frequency is a rare resource, in order to
    use it effectively
  • Studying the secondary market of frequency and
    take-back mechanism to enhance the efficiency and
    flexibility of frequency usage in the free market

8
2006 Annual Plan
  • NCC four objectives
  • Promoting the convergence of communications
  • Establishing a sound regulatory system for
    communications
  • Safeguarding citizens rights of and interests in
    communications
  • Promoting diversified cultures and protecting the
    disadvantaged group
  • 28 work plans, 49 projects proposed in
    accordance with 4 objectives

9
Promoting the convergence of communications
  • 7 work plans
  • enlarging market entry
  • promoting competition
  • drafting and revising substantial law and
    regulations
  • promoting wireless broadband access and
    utilization
  • promoting development of digital platforms
  • enhancing information and communications security
  • promoting international engagement

10
Establishing a sound regulatory system for
communications
  • 7 work plans
  • increasing the effectiveness of granting and
    renewing licenses
  • promoting VoIP interconnection
  • rationalizing tariff control
  • conducting effective radio wave regulation
  • cracking down illegal radio stations
  • promoting effective use of frequency
  • opening up new frequency bands for communications

11
Safeguarding citizens rights of and interests in
communications
  • 10 work plans
  • Implementing the withdrawal of government,
    parties, and military from the media
  • Promoting universal services to bridge digital
    divide
  • Commissioning third party to conduct inspection
    of in-building telecom equipment
  • Maintaining a secure network environment
  • Promoting Internet content rating
  • Enabling citizen participation in supervising
    broadcasting contents
  • Enforcing Prepaid card regulation
  • Simplifying certification procedure of end-users
    telecom equipment
  • Enhancing public awareness of using
    communications services
  • Verifying billing system of communication
    operators

12
Promoting diversified cultures and protecting the
disadvantaged group
  • 4 work plans
  • drafting strategic guidelines to promote
    diversified cultures and protect the
    disadvantaged
  • setting up a mechanism for citizen participation
    in supervision of communications
  • helping the disadvantaged use communications
    resources
  • realizing access to public welfare channels

13
Future Directions for Regulatory Reform
  • Revising substantial law to build fair business
    environment
  • 3 Broadcasting Law
  • Telecommunications Law
  • abolishing or revising unnecessary administrative
    regulation
  • Enhancing competitive environment , Promoting the
    development of industry and creating 3 win
    situation(consumer, operator government)
  • enhance national broadband construction and
    diversified cultures
  • ensure public interest
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