公眾電信網路審驗辦法

These Regulations are enacted in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5, Article 39 of the Telecommunications Management Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

1The terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:

21. Fixed telecommunications network: refers to a telecommunications network composed of one or more fixed telecommunications systems and their telecommunications equipment.

32. Mobile telecommunications network: refers to a telecommunications network composed of one or more mobile telecommunications systems and their telecommunications equipment.

43. Satellite telecommunications network: refers to a telecommunications network composed of one or more satellite telecommunications systems and their telecommunications equipment.

54. Voice telecommunications services: refers to the two-way or multi-way voice services provided to users through public telecommunications networks by dialing telecommunications numbers.

65. Data telecommunications services: refers to the telecommunications services that use public telecommunication networks to provide users with non-voice telecommunications services such as the transmission, exchange, access and processing of data.

76. Multimedia content transporting platform services: refers to the multimedia content services on a platform constructed by the audio-visual media interactive interface and audio-visual content storage equipment of the public telecommunications network, in an unopened environment where the telecommunications enterprise can control, for subscribers to access multimedia content offered by content providers on the platform through broadband access circuits and the subscriber’s set-top box.

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The types of public telecommunication networks include fixed telecommunications networks, mobile telecommunications networks and satellite telecommunications networks. Applicants may set up or combine different types of public telecommunication networks.

1After completing the establishment in accordance with the network establishment plan, the applicant shall submit the following documents and apply to the competent authority for examination:

21. Public telecommunications network examination application form (hereinafter referred to as the application form)

32. Network configuration and description

43. Public telecommunications network examination self-assessment report (hereinafter referred to as the self-assessment report)

54. Other documents as required by the Technical Specifications for Examination of Public Telecommunications Network (hereinafter referred to as the technical specifications)

65. Those that are required to undertake the network performance examination of the value-added telecommunications services in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4, Article 6, shall provide a value-added performance test proposal, which includes the review or test items, test methods and compliance standards.

76. Those that combine self-built and other telecommunications networks may submit the examination compliance certificate of the network of others.

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1After the applicant has submitted all required documents, the competent authority shall notify the applicant of the examination date, and the applicant shall cooperate with the competent authority to conduct the examination according to the examination date.

2The applicant shall assign an engineering supervisor to participate in the examination prescribed in the preceding paragraph and assign more than one personnel to assist in the examination.

1The examination methods of public telecommunications networks include general examination and network performance examination.

2The test methods and compliance standards for general examination and network performance examination shall meet the technical specifications.

3Those that set up a public telecommunications network to provide value-added telecommunications services may conduct their own tests, and submit the network performance self-assessment report of value-added telecommunications services to the competent authority for reference.

4When the competent authority determines that there is a likelihood that the value-added telecommunications services provided by the public telecommunications network establisher may affect the public interest or the rights of consumers, it may order the establisher to conduct tests on its own and submit the self-assessment report on the network performance of the value-added telecommunications services to the competent authority for reference. The competent authority may conduct examination when necessary.

1After the competent authority completes the examination in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, if the examination result meets the technical specifications for general examination and network performance examination, an examination compliance certificate shall be issued; if the examination result meets the items and content of the self-defined value-added telecommunications services network performance examination, it may be announced on the website or other public platforms.

2When the competent authority conducts the examination, if the examination result shows non-compliance, the applicant may submit the re-testing of the item to the competent authority on the spot, conditioned on that the improvement of the non-compliant review or test item can be completed within two hours, and the re-testing is limited to once only.

3If the examination results are not in compliance, the applicant shall be notified, and the examination results and the non-compliant items shall be stated.

The general examination includes examination of network management and control capabilities, network maintenance management and network physical security, and all examinations shall be performed in accordance with the technical specifications.

1For those telecommunications operators combining self-built and other telecommunications networks, the review or test items for their network management and control capabilities shall be as follows:

21. Obtaining authorization to use the telecommunications networks built by others.

32. The management and control capabilities (including fault management, configuration management, performance management, account management, security management, etc.) for various resources used (including hardware, software, network functions and systems) not being affected by partners.

1The review or test items for network maintenance management shall be as follows:

21. Network status monitoring

32. Telecommunications records

43. Account processing

54. Subscriber data storage

65. Construction and maintenance log

76. Network incidents reporting

1The review or test items of network physical security and info-communications security shall be as follows:

21. Telecommunications facilities power backup

32. Circuit backup

43. Grounding setting

54. Telecommunications facilities security

65. Submarine cable landing station

76. National security considerations for network telecommunications equipment

87. Info-communications security detection and protection functions

98. Negotiating with the communication surveillance enforcement agency to determine the establishment of a communication interception system or equipment

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1The network performance examination shall be divided into the examination of voice telecommunications services, data telecommunications services, multimedia content transporting platform services and value-added telecommunications services, and the sampling quantity shall be in accordance with the technical specifications.

2The network used by each telecommunications services mentioned in the preceding paragraph may be a combination of fixed telecommunications network, mobile telecommunications network or satellite telecommunications network. The review or test items of network performance examination are as listed in the "Table of Network Performance Review or Items for Testing."

1Those that are required to conduct the performance examination of the value-added telecommunications services network in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4, Article 6 shall self-define the review or test items, test methods and compliance standards of the value-added performance proposal and provide them to the competent authority for examination.

2The competent authority may take reference from international standards or practical requirements to revise the review items, test items, test methods or compliance standards of its examination when conducting network performance examination prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

1For the public telecommunications network with the examination compliance certificate issued by the competent authority, re-examination shall be applied for to the competent authority in any one of the following circumstances:

21. The addition or the change of the public telecommunications network affects its original examination-compliant network performance.

32. Part of the allocated frequencies are to be provided to other telecommunications enterprises for use by the agreement in accordance with Article 58 of the Act, and it is approved by the competent authority.

43. All or part of the allocated frequencies are to be transferred to other telecommunications enterprises for use by the agreement in accordance with Article 59 of the Act, and it is approved by the competent authority.

54. Other matters announced by the competent authority

6If the addition or the change prescribed in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph does not affect the original examination-compliant network performance, the applicant may only apply for examination for the added or changed part.

1If the examination compliance certificate is lost, damaged or changed in content, an application form for replacement (re-issue) may be submitted to the competent authority for replacement (re-issue).

2For the public telecommunications network with the examination compliance certificate issued by the competent authority, the competent authority may abolish the examination compliance in any one of the following circumstances:

31. Failure to pass the inspection conducted by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 43 of the Act, and the improvement is not completed or the improvement could not be completed after the deadline as ordered by the competent authority.

42. Other violations of the Act or these Regulations found by the competent authority with severe circumstances

The relevant forms and tables stipulated in these Regulations shall be separately announced by the competent authority.

These Regulations shall be implemented from the date of promulgation of the Act.