Telecommunications Management Act Article 12

To protect nationals’ basic telecommunications rights and interests, telecommunications enterprises shall share the losses and necessary management fees incurred by the telecommunications universal service, except for enterprises whose annual revenue generated from telecommunications services is below certain amount prescribed by the competent authority.The telecommunications universal service as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to telecommunications services with an indispensable basic quality and reasonable price that can be afforded by all nationals.The telecommunications enterprise that is obligated to share said expenses as prescribed in Paragraph 1 shall submit the shared amount to telecommunications enterprise universal service fund according to the competent authority’s notice.The fund, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, does not refer to funds prescribed in the Budget Act.Rules governing the type, quality and service area of telecommunications universal services; the calculation and sharing methods designated by the provider or for the losses; and other related matters shall be promulgated by the competent authority.