The National Communications Commission has approved Chunghwa Telecom's most recent plan for a uniform tariff for local and domestic long-distance calls nationwide. Local and long-distance calls from a household fixed-line phone will now be charged at NT$1.60 (US$40.05) per three minutes. During discounted time slots, calls will be charged be at NT$1 per three minutes – this is the lowest local call tariff worldwide.

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Hopes have been raised for an earlier launch of fourth-generation (4G) operations by the news that the Science and Technology Advisory Group of the Executive Yuan is coordinating with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the National Communications Commission on plans to use the 700 megahertz spectrum or idle frequency bands around 2.6 gigahertz for 4G services.

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The National Communications Commission has approved Chunghwa Telecom's application for the Kinmen-Xiamen Submarine Cable Deployment Project. The cable will initially have a bandwidth capacity transmission speed of 9.6 terabytes per second. According to Chunghwa Telecom, the project is scheduled for completion by March 2012 and the construction cost is estimated at around $14 million.

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As part of Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile's plans to expand their networks and base stations in order to provide high-speed internet access and accommodate ever-growing mobile internet access demands, they intend to break away from the current system in which no differentiation is made between heavy and light users. However, the National Communications Commission opposes this plan.

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The National Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it has sent letters to all telecommunications operators in order to compel them to submit a list of all network equipment included in past and present procurement projects which was manufactured by Chinese vendors.

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Between January 20 2011 and March 3 2011 Chunghwa Telecom offered a startling promotional rate on its fibre-to-the-home (FTTx) high-speed internet service which enabled customers to subscribe to a plan which provided download speeds of 50 megabytes per second (Mpbs) and upload speeds of 3 Mpbs at a reduced rate. Chunghwa reduced the rate of NT$1,700 per month (including an electric circuit fee of NT$850 and a monthly of fee NT$850) to NT$1,199 per month.

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On March 15 2011 the Taipei High Administrative Court upheld the National Communications Commission (NCC) decision to force Chunghwa Telecom to remove certain restrictions on its fibre-to-the-home (FTTx) high-speed internet service, Hinet FTTx. The case related to a price plan which enabled subscribers to download at speeds of 20 megabytes per second (Mpbs) and upload at speeds of 2 Mpbs.

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On March 30 2011 the National Communications Commission confirmed a unified rate of telephone calls from offshore islands (including Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou and Penghu) to anywhere on the Taiwanese mainland as proposed by Chunghwa Telecom – the largest local and long-distance telephone company in Taiwan.

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On March 30 2011 the National Communications Commission confirmed a unified rate of telephone calls from offshore islands (including Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou and Penghu) to anywhere on the Taiwanese mainland as proposed by Chunghwa Telecom – the largest local and long-distance telephone company in Taiwan.

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On March 30 2011 the National Communications Commission confirmed a unified rate of telephone calls from offshore islands (including Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou and Penghu) to anywhere on the Taiwanese mainland as proposed by Chunghwa Telecom – the largest local and long-distance telephone company in Taiwan.

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The Digital Convergence Development Policy, announced by the Executive Yuan in July 2010, identified goals to be reached by 2015 in order to turn Taiwan into a leading market for converging digital broadband services not only in the Asia Pacific region but globally. Under the policy, by 2015 Taiwan expects 80% of national households to be equipped with broadband service coverage at 100 megabits per second and to have achieved 50% nationwide coverage of digital cable television (for further details see "Taiwan to implement digital convergence policy").

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On January 7 2011 the National Communications Commission (NCC) decided to loosen the restrictions on Chunghwa Telecom's multimedia-on-demand service by amending the Cable Television Act. Chunghwa Telecom – the state-run telecommunications operator with the most subscribers to the various telecommunications services and the sole provider of television channels through its fixed network – is soon to be allowed to operate as a channel aggregator. This development removes one of the legal obstacles which have prevented Chunghwa and other telecommunications companies from providing video or television services. With this amendment, the NCC has allowed Chunghwa Telecom to integrate vertically in order to compete with cable multiple system operators (MSOs), which enjoy similar market conditions.

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After lengthy discussions and intensive legal work, on December 10 2010 the National Communications Commission (NCC) finally announced that international submarine cable operators may apply for licences to deploy direct submarine cables across the strait between Taiwan and China. The NCC published an official announcement regarding the eligibility of the applicants and the terms of business based on the latest policy mapped out by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the newly amended Regulations Governing Fixed Network Telecommunication Businesses.

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On November 23 2010 the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced its amended Regulations Governing Fixed-Network Telecommunications Businesses, which will allow international submarine operators to deploy direct submarine cables across the straits between Taiwan and China.

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On September 13 2010 the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced that Taiwan's government plans to allow the direct connection of submarine cables between Taiwan and China due to the frequent interaction across the straits. As the regulator of the telecommunications industry, the National Communications Commission (NCC) approves of the decision to remove geographic limitations from the market for cross-strait submarine cables in compliance with the existing operational procedures for international submarine cable deployment.

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Three new commissioners have been inaugurated into the National Communications Commission. Among other things, the new commissoners are charged with setting policy regarding the digitalisation of cable broadband services and legislative barriers to governmental bodies investing in telecommunications companies.

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On August 1 2010 three new commissioners were inaugurated into the National Communications Commission (NCC). Su Herng, Chang Si-chung and Wei Shyuo-wen succeeded Bonnie Peng, Lee Ta-sung and Hsieh Chin-nan, whose tenure expired on July 31 2010. Commissioner Liu Chorng-jian was appointed to a second term. All the new commissioners are from the academic sphere. Additionally, Su was elected as the chairman of NCC, while the original deputy, Chen Cheng-tsang, retained his post

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On July 8 2010 the Executive Yuan announced the Digital Convergence Development Policy in order to initiate a two-stage legislative overhaul and develop the digital convergence industries. The government plans to relax the restrictions on crossownership of telecommunications, broadcasting and internet-based businesses. The policy aims to complete the legal framework with regard to digital convergence in 2014 and achieve certain targets in 2015.

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In a move that has come as no surprise to the market, Taiwan's third-largest telecommunications company, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co, has announced that its board has approved a public tender offer for shares of its fixed-line subsidiary, New Century InfoComm Tech Co. Far EasTone thus becomes the third operator providing fixed-mobile convergence services.

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According to an official, following Intel's unexpected move to dissolve its taskforce on worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) technology, the government plans to review its national fourth-generation ( 4G ) wireless policy. Although Taiwan is one of the strongest supporters of WiMAX technology, equipment makers and operators are concerned about the rise of Long-Term Evolution technology – its 4G rival.

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