Issuance of Telecommunications Licenses
Issuance of Telecommunications Licenses
Type
|
Service Area
|
No. of Operators
To July 1, 1996
|
No. of Operators
To Dece 31, 1999
|
Type 1 Telecoms
|
|
*1
|
*36
|
Fixed Network
|
|
*1
|
*1
|
Mobile Communications
|
|
*1
|
*7
|
AMPS
|
Nation-wide
|
*1
|
*1
|
DCS1800
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
*3
|
DCS1800
|
Regional
|
0
|
2
|
GSM900
|
Nation-wide
|
*1
|
*1
|
GSM900
|
Regional
|
0
|
3
|
Radio Paging
|
|
*1
|
*4
|
|
Nation-wide
|
*1
|
*4
|
|
Regional
|
0
|
2
|
Mobile Data
|
|
0
|
6
|
500MHz
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
2
|
500MHz
|
Regional
|
0
|
0
|
800MHz
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
1
|
800MHz
|
Regional
|
0
|
3
|
Trunked Radio
|
|
0
|
12
|
500MHz
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
1
|
500MHz
|
Regional
|
0
|
8
|
800MHz
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
1
|
800MHz
|
Regional
|
0
|
2
|
Low-powered Cordless Phone Service
|
|
0
|
5
|
CT-2
|
Regional
|
0
|
5
|
1900MHz Digital Low-powered cordless Phone Service
|
Nation-wide
|
0
|
0
|
Satellite Communications
|
|
*1
|
*3
|
Mobile Satellite Service
|
|
0
|
1
|
Fixed Satellite Service
|
|
*1
|
*2
|
Satellite Up-link Service
|
|
0
|
8
|
Type ll Telecoms
|
|
67
|
208
|
Note: “*” refers to the figure including the state-run Chunghwa Telecom Co.