Research and Markets: Taiwan (Country Regulation Overview): Comprehensive Analysis of the Country's Telecoms Market

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1d5007/taiwan_country_re) has announced the addition of the "Taiwan (Country Regulation Overview)" report to their offering.

Since the liberalisation of Taiwan's telecoms market in February 1996, new entrants have started to provide various telecoms services and compete with the one-time monopoly Chunghwa Telecom. The National Communications Commission (NCC) is an independent and converged regulator for both the telecoms and broadcasting sectors, which came into operation in early 2006.

The fixed market is still dominated by Chunghwa Telecom, though there are four fixed licensed operators providing local fixed network services. In the broadband market, Taiwan is following its neighbours Japan and Hong Kong with a strong position for next-generation access (NGA). Taiwan's FTTH/B household penetration is ranked fourth in the world by the FTTH Council, at almost 20%, with Chunghwa Telecom leading FTTx development and planning more fibre investment from 2008-13.

In the mobile market there are five 3G and four 2G operators providing mobile services, and competition is fierce. Retail mobile tariffs are still regulated by the retail-minus method, which is one of only a few cases in developed countries. With auctions on WiMAX licences in 2007, most operators with licences have launched mobile WiMAX commercial or trial services. Plans to auction two mobile TV licences in 2010 will also promote converged services in Taiwan.

Key Topics Covered:

Overview

Ovum view

Fixed market overview

Broadband

Mobile market overview

National regulatory authority

Key legislation and regulation

Mobile licensing

3G licences

WiMAX licences

Mobile TV licences

Retail regulation

Retail price regulation

Wholesale fixed regulation

Services subject to regulation

Narrowband voice interconnection

Wholesale access

Wholesale line rental

Local loop unbundling

Facility-sharing and joint construction

Wholesale broadband services

Broadband (DSL and FTTx) market

FTTx deployment trends

IPTV development: Chunghwa MoD services

Wholesale mobile regulation

Services subject to regulation

Mobile number portability

Mobile termination charges

Competition cases

Current cases

Universal service

Universal service providers

Broadband infrastructure expansion

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1d5007/taiwan_country_re

Source: Ovum

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KEYWORDS:   Asia Pacific  Taiwan

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