Guide to Taiwan Telecommunications Engineering License
According to the description in “Telecommunications Act” and “Regulations for the Management of Telecommunications Engineering Enterprises”, Telecommunications engineering enterprises (such as Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone) which engage in the construction and maintenance of interconnection between or among the telecommunications equipment of Type I telecommunications enterprises, or between main distribution equipment in the switching office of a Type I telecommunications enterprises and equipment in subscriber’s premises are required to obtain a management of telecommunication engineering license from National Communications Commission after the registration of a company in Taiwan.
National Communications Commission is the supervisory and authority to issue the management of telecommunication engineering license.
The applicant shall be met with some particular terms for such application, including the minimum amount of capital, the qualificatio of engineers, and the necessity to join the industry association.
In general, if the submitted documents and information are correct and collected, the license will be issued within 2-3 weeks by National Communications Commission.
The validity of management of telecommunications engineering licenses is 5 years from the date of issue. It is compulsory to renew the license by 3 months from the date of expiry. In the condition that the company address, representative and business items are changed, it is required to report the fact and proceed the renewal of license to National Communications Commission within one month from the date of change.
1. Businesses Requires Management of Telecommunications Engineering License
According to the description in “Telecommunications Act” and “Regulations for the Management of Telecommunications Engineering Enterprises”, Telecommunications engineering enterprises (such as Chunghwa Telecom and Far EaseTone) which engage in the construction and maintenance of interconnection between or among the telecommunications equipment of Type I telecommunications enterprises, or between main distribution equipment in the switching office of a Type I telecommunications enterprises and equipment in subscriber’s premises are all counted as Telecommunication Engineering Industry
The registration of telecommunication engineering enterprises is divided into class A, B, and C; the operating ranges of the grades are as follows:
(1) Class A telecommunication engineering enterprise: conducts installation, maintenance, and construction of the interconnection of the telecommunication equipment between Type I telecommunication enterprises and of the main distribution equipment in a switching office of Type I telecommunication enterprise to subscriber‘s terminal equipment.
