National Communications Commission
Encyclopedia
National Communications Commission of the Republic of China is responsible for regulating the development of the communications and information industry, promoting competition, consumer protection
, licensing, radio frequency
, spectrum, broadcasting
, content regulation, communications standards and specifications in Taiwan
. The commission is an independent statutory agency of the Executive Yuan
. The current minister is Su Heng.
The agency is similar to the FCC which regulates and promotes competition in civil communications market in the United States.
NCC was tasked with the responsibility to ensure level playing field competition in the communications industry, consumer protection, privacy rights, development of universal service for remote and rural regions. It also develop new standards for emerging technologies that will improve access, lower cost and deliver services to remote areas.
The agency also includes a law enforcement section designated by the Ministry of Interior.
Consumer protection
Consumer protection laws designed to ensure fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional...
, licensing, radio frequency
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
, spectrum, broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, content regulation, communications standards and specifications in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. The commission is an independent statutory agency of the Executive Yuan
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
. The current minister is Su Heng.
The agency is similar to the FCC which regulates and promotes competition in civil communications market in the United States.
History
The NCC is a relatively new independent statutory agency created on February 22, 2006 to regulate the information, communications and broadcasting industry.NCC was tasked with the responsibility to ensure level playing field competition in the communications industry, consumer protection, privacy rights, development of universal service for remote and rural regions. It also develop new standards for emerging technologies that will improve access, lower cost and deliver services to remote areas.
Departmental Structure
The agency has a total of seven commissioners serving full time on a three year term. The commissioners elect a Chairperson and two vice chairperson to lead the agency.The agency also includes a law enforcement section designated by the Ministry of Interior.
- Broadcasting Contents Department
- Chief Secretary
- Commissioners
- Legal Affairs Department
- Operators Administration Department
- Planning Department
- Secretariat Office