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Chapter 6: Regulation
Article 21
The competent authority may monitor from time to time the carrier frequency and transmission power used by radio and television broadcasters. The competent authority may order operators that breach regulations or whose facilities malfunction effecting or interfering with other communications to rectify the situation within a limited time period. Those who do not do so before the deadline may be ordered to stop operations or an application shall be made to the competent authority for the license to be revoked.
Article 22
When necessary, the competent authority may dispatch officials to the earth station with proof of identification for inspection of the station and related facilities.
Article 23
The competent authority shall carry out assessment of radio and television broadcast technology to maintain order in use of radio waves, protect the rights and interests of consumers and promote the upgrading of radio and television broadcasting technology standards. The competent authority or civil bodies shall be commissioned to carry out the aforementioned engineering assessment. The principles of the assessment shall be specified by the competent authority.
The items of engineering assessment are engineering facilities, transmission quality, regulation services and comprehensive grade; operators who receive a license of fixed earth station issued by the competent authority shall participate in engineering assessment; stations that establish substations shall be participated in engineering assessment to draw out openly by the competent authority.
When carrying out engineering assessment, the competent authority shall request those assessed to propose the necessary documents and they should not reject.
Article 24
Violations of these Rules shall be subject to penalties specified in the Telecommunications Act.