Telecommunications Act Article 2

For the purpose of this Act, the terms adopted herein are defined as follows:1. "Telecommunications" means convey, transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, pictures, sounds or messages of any other nature in a wire or wireless manner through the use of optical, electromagnetic systems, or other scientific products;2. "Telecommunications facilities" means the machinery, apparatus, lines and other related equipment used for telecommunications;3. "Conduit Infrastructure" means the ducts, man holes, hand holes, towers, poles, main distribution frame, telecommunication equipment room and other auxiliary or related facilities required for installation of telecommunications lines, lead-in lines, telecommunication subscribers lines, and various transmission lines and circuits, whether over-pass, underground or submerged, necessary for establishment of a telecommunications network;4. "Telecommunications service" means communication services provided via telecommunications facilities;5. "Telecommunications enterprise" means an enterprise operating telecommunications services for public use;6. "Dedicated telecommunications" means the telecommunications established by public or private institutions, organizations, or nationals for their exclusive use; and7. "Government telecommunications" means the telecommunications established by a government agency for its exclusive use.8. "Communication record" means all information generated by a telecommunications system concerning use of a telecommunications service, including calling and called party's telecommunication numbers, communication dates, beginning and ending times of communications. Such records shall be provided to the extent that the technology of the telecommunications equipment and system allows. Telecommunication numbers are defined in this paragraph as telephone numbers or user identification codes.
中文原文 電信法第2條
本法用詞定義如下:
一、電信:指利用有線、無線,以光、電磁系統或其他科技產品發送、傳輸或接收符號、信號、文字、影像、聲音或其他性質之訊息。
二、電信設備:指電信所用之機械、器具、線路及其他相關設備。
三、管線基礎設施:指為建設電信網路所需之架空、地下或水底線路、電信引進線、電信用戶設備線路、及各項電信傳輸線路所需之管道、人孔、手孔、塔臺、電桿、配線架、機房及其他附屬或相關設施。
四、電信服務:指利用電信設備所提供之通信服務。
五、電信事業:指經營電信服務供公眾使用之事業。
六、專用電信:指公私機構、團體或國民所設置,專供其本身業務使用之電信。
七、公設專用電信:指政府機關所設置之專用電信。
八、通信紀錄:指電信使用人使用電信服務後,電信系統所產生之發信方、受信方之電信號碼、通信日期、通信起訖時間等紀錄,並以電信系統設備性能可予提供者為原則。
電信號碼係指電話號碼或用戶識別碼。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.