Taipei Times
Date: Jul 25, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
In a bid to keep up with rapidly changing technology, the National Communications Commission (NCC) is working to update rules governing businesses and services.
The commission said the Administrative Rules on Type II Telecommunications Business (第二類電信事業管理規則) are outdated and cannot meet the challenges posed by new services such as Juiker or Vehicle-to-X communication (V2X).
The decision was made at a recent commission meeting, where the commissioners agreed to hold another public hearing on the voice-over-the-Internet service offered by mobile application Juiker.
The app was jointly developed by the government-sponsored Industrial .Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and LofTech Corp as part of the government’s efforts to prevent leaks of confidential information via popular apps such as Line or WeChat. [FULL STORY]