Regulations for Administration on Fixed Network Telecommunications Business Article 44

In order to safeguard the basic telecommunications rights and interests of nationals, the competent authority may designate an operator to provide universal telecommunications services. The designated operator cannot reject.An operator shall be required to share the losses resulting from universal telecommunications services and the necessary management fees relating thereto according to the relevant regulations.The matters relating to specific service items of universal telecommunications services, determination of the universal services areas, designation of the operators for provision of universal services, calculation of the net cost for providing universal services and the method for allocation, the ratio for universal services contribution, the procedures for applying subsidy, and so on, shall be made in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Universal Telecommunications Services promulgated by the competent authority.