Taiwan Authorities Ban Adult Downloads From Telephone Companies

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's National Communications Commission has ruled that telecom service providers cannot offer adult video downloads as part of mobile phone services.

The NCC comments came in response to a story in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News reporting that telecom carriers in Japan and adult video content providers had reaped huge profits from adult video downloads, which had surpassed that of music downloads.

“When a telecom carrier wants to offer a new content service, the NCC is authorized by law to review the service plan,” said Liang Wen-hsing, a specialist at the commission. “In the plan, the carrier should clearly state the content it intends to offer and how much it plans to charge consumers. The commission can review the plan based on these two items."

Taiwan's Telecommunications Act states that a telecom operator “may terminate telecommunications service to a user whose business involves providing telecommunications content to the detriment of public order and good morals,” which would stop telecom operators from offering free downloads of adult content via mobile phone.

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