Cable Radio and Television Act Article 8

System operators shall install head-ends by themselves.Any head-end installed by the system operator with service coverage above two of the municipality/county/city shall have a head-end featured with a back-up mechanism.System operator may lease transmission equipments of the first type telecommunication business or other system operators to assemble a system.Provisions of preceding three Paragraphs shall be applied when the founder install the system.
中文原文 有線廣播電視法第8條
系統經營者應自行設置頭端。
系統經營者所設置之任一頭端,其服務涵蓋二以上直轄市、縣(市)者,該頭端應具備備援機制。
系統經營者得租用第一類電信事業或其他系統經營者之傳輸設備,組成其系統。
籌設人設置系統時,準用前三項規定。

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