Telecommunications Act Article 14
Once an application for the operation of a Type I telecommunications enterprise has been reviewed and approved or awarded the bid, the MOTC shall issue an establishment permit for the establishment to such an enterprise.The MOTC may order the applicant to pay a performance bond as required before issuing the establishment permit. For those applicants who fail to establish operations as required by regulations or fail to complete the operation establishments in accordance with the approved plan, the MOTC will not refund the performance bond or part thereof, and may annul the establishment permit as well.An applicant who has obtained a establishment permit in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall complete the establishment of its operation in the designated region within the prescribed time frame, and proceed with company registration as required by law. If the applicant is unable to complete incorporation and company registration within the prescribed time frame, it may file with the MOTC a petition for extension of the said time frame, together with reasons, before the expiry thereof.An applicant, who has completed the aforementioned establishment in accordance with the provisions of preceding paragraph, may file with the MOTC an application for technical inspection of the said establishment. After passing the inspection, the applicant will be granted a franchise license for Type I telecommunications enterprise.A Type I telecommunications enterprise shall start its operations within 6 months from the date the license is issued; otherwise, the license shall be annulled.The MOTC shall prescribe, for the Type I telecommunications enterprise, the rules governing the operating items, service areas, technical specifications and inspection items, terms and conditions for granting a franchise, requirements and procedures, the term of validity of a franchise, establishment of the enterprise, method of payment and conditions of refund of a performance bond, and the matters in relation to the supervising and managing the said enterprise, and other compulsory rules.The enactment of rules within the permitted scope of business referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comply with International Telecommunications Union standards and adhere to the principle of technological neutrality, not compel Type I telecommunication enterprises to use a particular technology, and maintain the same degree of regulation on the provision of the same services.
中文原文 電信法第14條
申請經營第一類電信事業，經評審核可或得標者，由交通部發給籌設同意書。
交通部發給籌設同意書前，得命申請者依規定繳交履行保證金；申請者未依規定籌設或未依核可之計畫完成籌設者，交通部不予退還履行保證金之一部或全部，並得廢止其籌設同意。
依第一項取得籌設同意書者，應按核定之區域及期間籌設完成，並依法辦理公司登記；其無法於核定期間籌設完成並依法登記者，得於期限屆滿前依規定敘明理由，向交通部申請展期。
依前項規定籌設完成者，應向交通部申請技術審驗，經審驗合格後，發給第一類電信事業特許執照。
第一類電信事業應自取得特許執照之日起六個月內開始營業，逾期廢止其特許。
第一類電信事業之營業項目、營業區域、技術規範與審驗項目、特許之方式、條件與程序、特許執照有效期間、事業之籌設、履行保證金之繳交方式與核退條件及營運之監督與管理及其他應遵行事項之管理規則，由交通部訂定之。
前項管理規則之訂定，在開放經營之業務範圍內，應遵守國際電信聯合會所定技術規範及技術中立原則，不得限制第一類電信事業使用特定技術，並維持相同服務之提供均受相同程度之管制。
交通部發給籌設同意書前，得命申請者依規定繳交履行保證金；申請者未依規定籌設或未依核可之計畫完成籌設者，交通部不予退還履行保證金之一部或全部，並得廢止其籌設同意。
依第一項取得籌設同意書者，應按核定之區域及期間籌設完成，並依法辦理公司登記；其無法於核定期間籌設完成並依法登記者，得於期限屆滿前依規定敘明理由，向交通部申請展期。
依前項規定籌設完成者，應向交通部申請技術審驗，經審驗合格後，發給第一類電信事業特許執照。
第一類電信事業應自取得特許執照之日起六個月內開始營業，逾期廢止其特許。
第一類電信事業之營業項目、營業區域、技術規範與審驗項目、特許之方式、條件與程序、特許執照有效期間、事業之籌設、履行保證金之繳交方式與核退條件及營運之監督與管理及其他應遵行事項之管理規則，由交通部訂定之。
前項管理規則之訂定，在開放經營之業務範圍內，應遵守國際電信聯合會所定技術規範及技術中立原則，不得限制第一類電信事業使用特定技術，並維持相同服務之提供均受相同程度之管制。