A National Communications Commission (NCC) proposal that TV channels should be numbered using three digits has drawn mixed reactions from channel operators: While some say it would further dilute their revenues, others say it would help level the playing field.
The policy was proposed as the current two-digit system has led to congestion in certain channel blocks and rising disputes between channels and cable systems. It has also hindered new channels entering the cable service market.
In addition to the new numbering system, the policy would divide channels into eight blocks.
Channels with “1” as the first digit would be “must-carry” or family
NCC’s 5G plan draws criticism
INFRASTRUCTURE IRE: Legislator Jang Chyi-lu asked why 5G infrastructure, which is owned by telecoms, should be subsidized when it would not be government-owned
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
A National Communications Commission (NCC) proposal to appropriate about NT$15.5 billion (US$544.41 million) from funds allocated for the Executive Yuan’s Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program to subsidize telecoms building 5G infrastructure faced strong objections from opposition parties at a plenary session at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
A proposal by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to slash the subsidy for telecoms was rejected, with that amount included in the infrastructure budget.