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National Communications Commission
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Taiwan
Headquarters	Taipei City
Employees	Approx. 550
Agency Executive	Dr. Bonnie Peng, Chairperson of Commissioners (NCC)
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website
http://www.ncc.gov.tw (Chinese)

National Communications Commission of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 國家通訊傳播委員會) is responsible for regulating the development of the communications and information industry, promoting competition, consumer protection, licensing, radio frequency, spectrum, broadcasting, content regulation, communications standards and specifications in the Free Area of the Republic of China. The commission is a independent statutory agency of the Executive Yuan. The current minister is Dr. Bonnie Peng.^[1]

The agency is similar to the FCC which regulates and promotes competition in civil communications market in the United States.

Duties and Mission

Comissioners

Chair: Peng, Bonnie
Vice Chairman: Chen, Cheng-Tsang

Hsieh,Chin-Nan
Liu, Chorng-Jian
Weng, Hsiao-Ling
Lee, Ta-Ssung
Chung, Chi-Hui

Offices

Ren-Ai Rd. Commissioners Chief Secretary Planning Dept. Operators Administration Dept. Broadcasting Contents Dept. Legal Affairs Dept. Secretariat Office

History

The NCC is a relatively new independent statutory agency created on February 22, 2006 to regulate the information, communications and broadcasting industry.^[2]

NCC was tasked with the responsibility to ensure level playing field competition in the communications industry, consumer protection, privacy rights, development of universal service for remote and rural regions. It also develop new standards for emerging technologies that will improve access, lower cost and deliver services to remote areas.^[3]

Structure

The agency has a total of seven commissioners serving full time on a three year term. The commissioners elect a Chairperson and two vice chairperson to lead the agency.

The agency also includes a law enforcement section designated by the Ministry of Interior.^[4]

References

External links

• National Communications Commission, R.O.C.(Chinese)

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