Administrative Regulations for Governing the Installation of Microwave Radio Station of Type I Telecommunications Business（July 5, 2007）
(Unofficial Translation)
Article 1
This Regulation is established pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 46 of the Telecommunications Act.
Article 2
“Microwave Radio Station” called by this Regulation means Telecommunications equipment with the frequency assignment to transmit and receive RF message at a fixed points within the range of frequency in Article 12.
Article 3
The competent authority of this Regulation is the National Communications Commission.
Article 4
Type I Telecommunications Service Founders or Operators who establish the circuit of communication system linking equipment, due to the request for backup circuit or obstacle to terrain and other applications, shall apply for frequency assignment and the erection of microwave radio station with the actual signal traffic.
“Type I Telecommunications Service” called in the proceeding paragraph means pursuant to service announced by the Executive Yuan in Paragraph 7, Article 12 of this Act.
“Founders” called in the paragraph 1 means a letter of consent to prepare for Type I Telecommunications service pursuant to the Regulations.
Article 5
Type I Telecommunications Service Founders or Operators who apply for the erection of microwave radio station shall not install without the permission in Article 7; A license without qualified inspection shall not be used.
Microwave radio station inspected with technical specifications in the proceeding paragraph shall be concluded and announced by the competent authority.
Article 6
Microwave radio station RF equipment installed by Type I Telecommunications Service Founders or Operators shall be approved by the competent authority to start the application to install.
The technical specifications of RF equipment type approval in the proceeding paragraph shall be concluded and announced by the competent authority.
Article 7
Those who apply to install microwave radio station（hereinafter referred to as applicants）shall attach an application form of frequency assignment（as Attachment 1）to the competent authority to apply for frequency assignment. The following documents are examined to apply to the competent authority for the permission of a radio station:
- Erection Application of Microwave Radio Station for Type I Telecommunications Business（as Attachment 2）;
- An approved photocopy of frequency assignment;
- Coordinate information on interference analysis of microwave frequency（as Attachment 3）;
- Deposition（as Attachment 4）;
Frequency assignment in the proceeding paragraph shall be abolished by the competent authority, since applicants who propose a permit of the erection of a radio station issue, not followed the proceeding paragraph to submit, without legal reasons in 6 months from the designation day.
Permit valid date for the erection of a radio station is one year. When applicants can’t complete the erection in a period, they shall narrate reasons with one month before 2 months of expiration to apply the competent authority for the erection of application date. The erection of application date to postpone shall not be greater than 6 months at most and only once.
During the erection of a radio station, besides a short-term test that applies to the competent authority with the regulations or the competent authority to proceed a field inspection, that radio station shall not transmit an electric wave. The period of short-term test shall not be greater than 5 days at most.
As for the erection of a radio station that is engaged in the building or erection place for structure security, fire security and station ownership, applicants shall conduct pursuant to Architecture Act, Fire Act and the other related Act.
If applicants don’t conduct the events of a deposition in the Paragraph 1 or undertake fraudulently, the competent authority shall abolish the permit to install; If the events that undertake make alternations, applicants shall undertake separately.
Article 8
After applicants complete the erection of a radio station to file the competent authority for qualification and inspection, the radio station license（as Attachment 5）shall be issued by the competent authority. Effective date for the license is 5 years.
The microwave radio station installers（hereinafter referred to as the Installers）shall expire a license of a radio station within 1 month before 3 months of expiration to apply to the competent authority for renewal; The competent authority shall conduct technical inspection again, and then a new license is issued by the competent authority with qualified inspection. Effective date for new license starts from the next day of old license to be ineffective.
Article 9
After applicants or installers acquire the radio station installation permission or the radio station license, a photocopy of license shall be posted at a radio station for examination.
Article 10
Applicants or installers who change the erection place, transmitting frequency, power, bandwidth or parts model of radio station shall reapply for the erection of radio station pursuant to Article 7, and the radio station can be used only after inspection and receiving license.
The parts model of radio station that changes in the proceeding paragraph, which isn’t engaged in the change of transmitting frequency, power and bandwidth, shall be exempt from the application of frequency assignment.
Article 11
Radio station license shall not transfer the ownership, lease or lend to some other persons.
Licenses that lose, damage or change not mentioned in the proceeding paragraph shall attach the related documents to the competent authority for issue or change.
Article 12
The operation of microwave radio station shall consider frequency harmony and effectiveness, and comply with the following regulations:
- Frequencies used by Fixed Telecommunication Network Service microwave link are:
(1)3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz
(2)5.925 GHz to 6.425 GHz
(3)10.7 GHz to 11.7 GHz
(4)14.8 GHz to 15.35 GHz
(5)17.7 GHz to 19.7 GHz
(6)21.2 GHz to 23.6 GHz
(7)24.5 GHz to 24.9 GHz
(8)25.5 GHz to 25.9 GHz
(9)37 GHz to 37.4 GHz
(10)38.3 GHz to 38.7 GHz
- Frequencies used by Fixed Telecommunication Network Service for Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) are 24 GHz to 42 GHz.
- Frequencies used by Mobile Communication Network Service, 1900MHz digital low-power cordless service and the 3rd Generation Mobile Communication Network Service microwave link are:
(1)17.7 GHz to 19.7 GHz
(2)24.5 GHz to 24.9 GHz
(3)25.5 GHz to 25.9 GHz
(4)37 GHz to 37.4 GHz
(5)38.3 GHz to 38.7 GHz
- Frequency provided to use for the public Telecommunications trunk network shall be examined the related development of technology and frequency use of resources pursuant to these Regulations.
- Transmitter power is not allowed above 10W.
- The maximum power density of electromagnetic wave is 1mW/cm2.
- A directional antenna shall be used and effective isotropic radiated power（EIRP）is not allowed above 55dBW.
Article 13
Microwave frequency, electric power and transmitting mode used by installers pursuant to this Regulation shall not use or change through overall administration of the competent authority without the approval.
The competent authority is in charge of the overall development of Telecommunications and information. If necessary, microwave frequency used by installers shall be adjusted or equipment is requested for replacement. Installers shall not reject or request for compensation.
Installers engaged to obtaining in the range of frequency assignment can’t coordinate with the installed radio station to acquire the use of frequency, and can’t prevent or eliminate from the interference. They shall apply to the competent authority, which must depend on frequency resources to be approved, for the frequency shift.
Article 14
According to microwave frequency required by this Regulation, installers provide only for this service use and shall not provide beyond the erection.
Article 15
The antenna used by the microwave radio station shall not violate the related regulations of flight security and construction.
Article 16
If applicants or installers exist one of the following situations, the competent authority shall abolish the assignment of microwave frequency and permit the erection of microwave radio station:
- A letter of consent for service preparation is expired and doesn’t acquire a license by the Regulations.
- There prepares to agree or operates to permit for service cancelled or revoked.
- There exists any violation of Paragraphs 1of Article 11.
Article 17
Those who apply to install a microwave radio station shall pay investigation expenses, examination expenses, certificate expenses and utilization expenses of wireless frequency pursuant to the charge standard of the competent authority.
Article 18
Technology standard and interference handling of microwave radio station not stipulated by this Regulation shall be conducted pursuant to Administrative Regulations on Radio Waves, International Telecommunications Convention and International Radio Regulations.
Article 19
This Regulation shall come into effect as of the date of promulgation.
