Telecoms are to be ordered to suspend Internet transmission for large online platforms and other digital intermediary services if they commit substantial legal offenses without taking corrective action, the National Communications Commission said yesterday.
The commission conducted an information session regarding the digital intermediary service draft act attended by representatives of telecoms, multiple system operators, the Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) and Cable Broadband Institute of Taiwan (CBIT).
The draft act would not require intermediary service providers to do anything that is technically impossible, NCC Planning Department Director Wang De-wei (王德威) said.
The draft act, which is based on the EU’s Digital
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