Administrative Regulations for the Establishment and Operation of a Telecommunications Network for the Academic and Education Purposes or Dedicated Experiments and Research and Development Purposes Article 16

The certificate of approval for network establishment of the academic and educational telecommunications network shall be valid for a period of one year.Should the applicant not complete the establishment of the proposed academic and educational telecommunications network within the valid period of the certificate of approval, the applicant may state the reasons and apply to the competent authority for an extension one month prior to the expiration; the extension period may not exceed one year and shall be limited to once only.Should the applicant abort the establishment of the network within the valid period of the certificate of approval, the applicant shall state the reasons and submit the established radio station list or network status data to the competent authority for future reference and also have the competent authority revoke the certificate of approval for network establishment.If network establishment has not be completed within the valid period of the certificate of approval or should the competent authority revoke approval of the network establishment, the applicant shall promptly cease the establishment, dismantle relevant equipment, and act in accordance with the provisions set forth under Paragraph 3, Article 47.