Cable Radio and Television Act Article 6
To provide cable radio/television services, an applicant shall explicitly specify the service area in the application form and operations plan.To expand the service area, the system operator shall firstly submit its application of the amendment of operations plan to the regulatory agency.The service area mentioned in preceding two Paragraphs shall be provided based on municipality/county/city as the minimum service area, except for the following situations:1. Existing system operator continues to carry out the operations in original service area2. A merger among existing system operators or with other system operators.Abovementioned existing system operator refers to the legal system operator that runs operations before the implementation of the provisions amended on the 18th of December 2015.The minimum service area defined in Paragraph 3 shall be adjusted and announced by the central regulatory agency according to the change of administration area.
中文原文 有線廣播電視法第6條
申請經營有線廣播電視服務者，應於申請書及營運計畫內載明擬經營地區。
系統經營者擴增經營地區前，應向中央主管機關申請營運計畫變更之許可。
前二項經營地區，除有下列情形外，應以直轄市、縣（市）為最小經營區域：
一、既有系統經營者續於原經營地區營業者。
二、既有系統經營者間，或與其他系統經營者間合併者。
前項所稱既有系統經營者，指本法中華民國一百零四年十二月十八日修正之條文施行前，依法經許可經營之系統經營者。
第三項所定之最小經營區域，中央主管機關得因應行政區域之變更，公告調整之。
系統經營者擴增經營地區前，應向中央主管機關申請營運計畫變更之許可。
前二項經營地區，除有下列情形外，應以直轄市、縣（市）為最小經營區域：
一、既有系統經營者續於原經營地區營業者。
二、既有系統經營者間，或與其他系統經營者間合併者。
前項所稱既有系統經營者，指本法中華民國一百零四年十二月十八日修正之條文施行前，依法經許可經營之系統經營者。
第三項所定之最小經營區域，中央主管機關得因應行政區域之變更，公告調整之。