National Communications Commission

The National Communications Commission (NCC; ) is an independent statutory agency of Executive Yuan of Taiwan responsible for regulating the development of the telecommunication and broadcasting industries, promoting competition and consumer protection, and regulating licensing, radio frequency and spectrum, programming content, communications standards and specifications in Taiwan. The NCC is considered to be Taiwan's equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States, Ofcom in the United Kingdom and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in Australia. The current Chairperson is Chan Ting-I.

History
The NCC is an independent statutory agency created on 22 February 2006 as a split from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to regulate the information, communications and broadcasting industry in Taiwan.

NCC was tasked with the responsibility to ensure a level playing field in competition in the communications industry, consumer protection, privacy rights, and the 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.

In 2018, the National Communications Commission banned the use of BeiDou products in Taiwan without its approval and "asked related agencies to confiscate" such products if they are imported, used, or sold.

Organizational structure



 * Department of Planning
 * Department of Telecommunications Administration
 * Department of Television and Radio Administration
 * Department of Resources and Technologies
 * Department of Content Affairs
 * Department of Legal Affairs
 * Northern Regional Regulatory Department
 * Central Regional Regulatory Department
 * Southern Regional Regulatory Department
 * Secretariat
 * Personnel Office
 * Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office
 * Civil Service Ethics Office

Chairpersons

 * Su Yeong-chin (22 February 2006 - 31 July 2008)
 * Bonnie Peng (1 August 2008 - 31 July 2010)
 * Herng Su (1 August 2010 - 31 July 2012)
 * Howard S.H. Shyr (1 August 2012 - 31 July 2016)
 * Chan Ting-i (1 August 2016 - 3 April 2019)
 * Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) (4 April 2019 -) (acting)