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Chapter 3 Operation Administration
Section 2 Local Network Business
Article 56
Applicants or operators shall use telecommunications numbers in accordance with provisions of the Regulations Governing the Numbering of Telecommunications.
Article 57
An operator shall provide equal access service in accordance with related provisions of the Regulations Governing Equal Access Service.
The network interconnection among the operators and Type II telecommunications carriers that provide long-distance or international telecommunications services shall be processed in accordance with the following requirements:
1.Management of tariff shall apply mutatis mutandis to Article 22 of the Administrative Rules for Network Interconnection between Type I Telecommunications Carriers;
2.The remainder shall be negotiated by both parties.
Article 58
An operator shall provide directory services to its users upon commencement of its operation, and shall begin providing directory services to users of other operators pursuant to the time table promulgated by the competent authority.
The directory services referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall at least include the services of 104, 105 and 106.
Operators shall mutually provide to each other the information pertaining to their subscribers as necessary for provision of the directory services, except for information requested by subscribers to be kept in confidence.
The provision of and inquiry to subscribers' information as referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be made on a reciprocal basis.
The charges for provision of directory services shall be determined on the basis of costs of the respective directory services.
Article 59
An operator shall provide users with emergency telephone services of 110 and 119 free of charge.
An operator shall take priority in handling telecommunications for emergency telephone.
Article 60
Operators shall provide users with public pay-telephone services.
Article 60-1
An operator providing multimedia content transporting platform service, shall specify in the code of practice the particulars set forth in Paragraph 2, Article 50 and the following:
1. Channel program content service providers limited to those who obtained approval or license pursuant to Radio and Television Act, Cable Radio and Television Act, and Satellite Broadcasting Act.
2. Provide fair and unbiased slotting allowance for rental platform.
3. Ensure no interference with the channel program content service provider’s content service planning and combining, sales, and tariffs.
4. Ensure sales methods will retain the freedom of the subscriber to select and purchase a standard uniform content service, or a different combination of content services.
5. Provide an electronic menu planned on fair basis with a space allocated for channel program content service provider’s planning.
6. An electronic menu listing necessary-for-select information - all content service names, provider, description of content, and tariffs, etc for subscribers to select and purchase by themselves - and providing an operation guide on the homepage.
7. Set-top-box with open spec, that can be rented from the operator, content service provider, or self-prepared by the subscriber.
8. Channel-adopting and program-content-storage facilities are provided for channel program content service provider.
9. While technically feasible, subscribers of other internet access service operators or local network business operators are able to gain access to the content services provided by the content service provider.