Cable Radio and Television Act Article 31
After the expiry date of the operating license, a system operator shall, if it wishes to carry on the operations, submit its application of license renewal to the central regulatory agency within a six-month period at a year prior to the expiry date.To review system operator’s applications of operating license renewal, the central regulatory agency shall take below items into considerations:1. Evaluation of the execution of the operations plan and any improvements;2. Future operations plan3. Financial status4. Whether the operations conform to local residents’ interests and demand.5. System operator’s reward / punishment record and other matters that can affect the operations.Regarding the results of abovementioned review, a written notification shall be sent to the system operator to request it to make corrections by a prescribed deadline if the central regulatory agency sees a malfunctioned operation or a necessity to make improvements on the system operator’s future operations plan. If no correction is made by the prescribed deadline, the application shall be rejected.During the review and improvement period, the central regulatory agency may issue a temporary license to the system operator, where the maximum validity of the said license shall not exceed a year and is limited to one time only.For system operator who obtains temporary license in accordance with preceding Paragraph, the central regulatory agency shall, upon the completion of review or corrections, issue the operating license and the validity of the license shall be counted from the next day after the expiry date of original operating license.The items and standards of review mentioned in preceding Paragraph 2 shall be enacted by the central regulatory agency.A system operator whose application of operating license renewal is rejected shall submit written documents mentioned in Subparagraph 3 through Subparagraph 7 of Paragraph 3 of Article 32 to the central regulatory agency one month prior to the termination of the operation.Upon the acceptance of system operator’s submission mentioned in preceding Paragraph, the central regulatory agency may adopt the approval / rejection standards of Paragraph 4 of Article 23 for system operator’s subscribers undertaken by other system operators.
中文原文 有線廣播電視法第31條
系統經營者於經營許可執照有效期間屆滿後,其欲繼續經營者,應於期間屆滿前一年起半年內,向中央主管機關申請換發。
中央主管機關審查系統經營者申請換發經營許可執照時,應審酌下列事項:
一、營運計畫執行報告、評鑑結果及評鑑後之改正情形。
二、未來之營運計畫。
三、財務狀況。
四、營運是否符合經營地區民眾利益及需求。
五、系統經營者之獎懲紀錄及其他影響營運之事項。
前項審查結果,中央主管機關認該系統經營者營運不善或未來之營運計畫有改善之必要時,應以書面通知其限期改善。
屆期無正當理由而未改善者,駁回其申請。
審查及改善期間,中央主管機關得發給臨時執照,其有效期間最長不得逾一年,並以一次為限。
依前項規定取得臨時執照之系統經營者,於中央主管機關審查完畢或完成改善後,發給經營許可執照,其有效期間自原經營許可執照期間屆滿之次日起算。
第二項之審查項目及審查基準之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。
系統經營者申請換發經營許可執照經駁回者,應於終止經營前一個月,向中央主管機關提報第三十二條第三項第三款至第七款之書面文件。
中央主管機關受理前項提報時,就有關承受其訂戶之其他系統經營者事項之審核,得準用第二十三條第四項所定准駁標準。
中央主管機關審查系統經營者申請換發經營許可執照時,應審酌下列事項:
一、營運計畫執行報告、評鑑結果及評鑑後之改正情形。
二、未來之營運計畫。
三、財務狀況。
四、營運是否符合經營地區民眾利益及需求。
五、系統經營者之獎懲紀錄及其他影響營運之事項。
前項審查結果,中央主管機關認該系統經營者營運不善或未來之營運計畫有改善之必要時,應以書面通知其限期改善。
屆期無正當理由而未改善者,駁回其申請。
審查及改善期間,中央主管機關得發給臨時執照,其有效期間最長不得逾一年,並以一次為限。
依前項規定取得臨時執照之系統經營者,於中央主管機關審查完畢或完成改善後,發給經營許可執照,其有效期間自原經營許可執照期間屆滿之次日起算。
第二項之審查項目及審查基準之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。
系統經營者申請換發經營許可執照經駁回者,應於終止經營前一個月,向中央主管機關提報第三十二條第三項第三款至第七款之書面文件。
中央主管機關受理前項提報時,就有關承受其訂戶之其他系統經營者事項之審核,得準用第二十三條第四項所定准駁標準。