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中国电信条例英文
TelecommunicationsRegulationsofthePeople\'sRepublicofChina
TelecommunicationsRegulationsofthePeople'sRepublicofChina
(adoptedatthethirty-firstregularmeetingoftheStateCouncilheldonSeptember20,2000andpromulgatedbyPremierZhuRongjionSeptember25,2000)
Chapter1 GeneralPrinciples
Article1. TheseRegulationsareformulatedinordertoregulatetheorderofthetelecommunicationsmarket,safeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoftelecommunicationssubscribersandtelecommunicationsoperators,ensurethesafetyoftelecommunicationsnetworksandinformation,andtopromotethesounddevelopmentofthetelecommunicationsindustry.
Article2. Anypartiesthatengageintelecommunicationsactivitiesortelecommunications-relatedactivitiesinthePeople'sRepublicofChinamustobeytheseRegulations.
"Telecommunications"asreferredtohereinshallmeanthetransmission,emissionorreceptionofvoice,text,data,imagesandanyotherformofinformationusingwireorwirelesselectromagneticorphotoelectricsystems.
Article3. ThesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilshallsuperviseandregulatethetelecommunicationsindustrynationwideinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheseRegulations.
Thetelecommunicationsadministrationauthoritiesofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentshall,undertheleadershipofthesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilandinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheseRegulations,superviseandregulatethetelecommunicationsindustrywithintheirrespectiveadministrativejurisdictions.
Article4. Thesupervisionandregulationofthetelecommunicationsindustryshallbebasedontheprinciplesofseparationofgovernmentadministrationfromenterprisemanagement,eliminationofmonopoly,encouragementofcompetitionandpromotionofdevelopment,aswellastheprinciplesofopenness,fairnessandimpartiality.
Telecommunicationsoperatorsshallconducttheirbusinessesinaccordancewithlaw,complywithbusinessethicsandacceptlegalsupervisionandinspection.
Article5. Telecommunicationsoperatorsshallprovidetelecommunicationssubscriberswithtelecommunicationsservicesthatarefast,accurate,secure,convenientandreasonably-priced.
Article6. Thesecurityoftelecommunicationsnetworksandinformationshallbeprotectedbylaw. Noorganizationsorindividualsmayusetelecommunicationsnetworkstoengageinactivitiesthatjeopardizenationalsecurity,thepublicinterestofsocietyorthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofothers.
Chapter2 TheTelecommunicationsMarket
Section1 TelecommunicationsPermits
Article7. TheStateshallimplementalicensingsystemfortheoperationoftelecommunicationsbusinesses,pursuanttowhichtelecommunicationsbusinessesshallbedividedintocategories.
OperatorsoftelecommunicationsbusinessesmustobtainoperatingpermitsfortelecommunicationsbusinessesissuedbythesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilorthetelecommunicationsadministrationauthoritiesofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesunderthecentralgovernmentinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheseRegulations.
Noorganizationsorindividualsmayundertaketelecommunicationsbusinessoperationactivitieswithoutanoperatingpermit.
Articles8. Telecommunicationsbusinessesshallbedividedintothecategoriesofbasictelecommunicationsbusinessesandvalue-addedtelecommunicationsbusinesses.
Basictelecommunicationsbusinessesshallmeanbusinessesthatprovidepublicnetworkinfrastructure,servicesforpublicdatatransmissionandbasicvoicetelephonyservices. Value-addedtelecommunicationsbusinessesshallmeanbusinessesthatprovidetelecommunicationsandinformationservicesusingpublicnetworkinfrastructure.
Thespecificcategorizationoftelecommunicationsbusinessesissetforthinthe"CatalogofClassesofTelecommunicationsBusinesses"attachedtotheseRegulations. Dependingonactualcircumstances,thesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilmaymakeincrementaladjustmentstothecategorizationoftelecommunicationsbusinessessetforthinthecatalogandreissuethecatalog.
Article9. AnoperatorofabasictelecommunicationsbusinessmustbeexaminedandapprovedbythesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilandobtainan"OperatingPermitforBasicTelecommunicationsBusiness".
Ifanoperatorofavalue-addedtelecommunicationsbusinesshasascopeofcoverageconstitutingtwoormoreprovinces,autonomousregionsormunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernment,itshallobtainan"OperatingPermitforInter-RegionalValue-AddedTelecommunicationsBusiness"upontheexaminationandapprovalofthesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncil. Ifanoperatorofavalue-addedtelecommunicationsbusinesshasascopeofcoverageofoneprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyunderthecentralgovernment,itshallobtainan"OperatingPermitforValue-AddedTelecommunicationsBusiness"upontheexaminationandapprovalofthetelecommunicationsadministrationauthorityoftheprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyunderthecentralgovernment.
Trialoperationsofnewtelecommunicationsbusinessesnotlistedinthe"CatalogofClassesofTelecommunicationsBusinesses"andusingnewtechnologyshallbefiledfortherecordwiththetelecommunicationsadministrationauthoritiesofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernment.
Article10. Anoperatorofabasictelecommunicationsbusinessmustfulfillthefollowingconditions:
(1) theoperatorshallbeasolepurposecompanythatislegallyestablishedtoengageinbasictelecommunicationsbusinesses,andState-ownedequityinterestorsharesinthecompanyshallnotconstitutelessthan51%;
(2) ithasafeasibilitystudyandatechnicalplanfornetworkconstruction;
(3) ithasappropriatefundsandprofessionalsrequiredforitsbusinessactivities;
(4) ithaspremisesandappropriateresourcesrequiredforitsbusinessactivities;
(5) ithasthereputationorcapabilityofprovidinglong-termservicetosubscribers;and
(6) otherconditionsstipulatedbytheState.
Article11. AnapplicantforoperatingabasictelecommunicationsbusinessshallsubmititsapplicationandtherelevantdocumentssetforthinArticle10hereoftothesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncil. Within180daysfromthereceiptoftheapplication,thesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilshallcompleteitsexaminationanddecidewhethertoapproveorrejecttheapplication. Iftheapplicationisapproved,an"OperatingPermitforBasicTelecommunicationsBusiness"shallbegranted;iftheapplicationisrejected,awrittennoticestatingthereasonforsuchrejectionshallbegiventotheapplicant.
Article12. Whenexamininganapplicationforoperatingabasictelecommunicationsbusiness,thesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilshallconsiderfactorssuchasnationalsecurity,securityofthetelecommunicationsnetwork,continuedusabilityoftelecommunicationsresources,environmentalprotectionandthesituationwithregardtocompetitioninthetelecommunicationsmarket.
An"OperatingPermitforBasicTelecommunicationsBusiness"shallbeissuedbymeansofbiddinginaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheState.
Article13. Anoperatorofavalue-addedbasictelecommunicationsbusinessmustfulfillthefollowingconditions:
(1) theoperatorshallbealegallyestablishedcompany;
(2) ithasappropriatefundsandprofessionalsrequiredforitsbusinessactivities;
(3) ithasthereputationorcapabilityofprovidinglong-termservicetosubscribers;and
(4) otherconditionsstipulatedbytheState.
Article14. Anapplicantforoperatingavalue-addedtelecommunicationsbusinessshall,inaccordancewithArticle9
(2)hereof,submititsapplicationandtherelevantdocumentssetforthinArticle13hereoftothesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilorthetelecommunicationsadministrationauthorityoftheprovince,autonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyunderthecentralgovernment. IftheexaminationandapprovalofrelevantdepartmentsisrequiredasstipulatedbyrelevantprovisionsoftheState,anapplicantforoperatingavalue-addedtelecommunicationsbusinessshallalsosubmitapprovaldocumentstosuchrelevantdepartments. Within60daysfromthereceiptoftheapplication,thesupervisorydepartmentfortheinformationindustryundertheStateCouncilorthetelecommunicationsadministrationauthorityoftheprovince,andautonomousregionormunicipalitydirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentshallcompleteitsexaminationanddecidewhethertoapproveorrejecttheapplication. Iftheapplicationisapproved,an"OperatingPermitforInter-RegionalValue-AddedTelecommunicationsBusiness"oran"OperatingPermitforValue-AddedTelecommunicationsBusiness"shallbegranted;iftheapplicationisrejected,awrittennoticestatingthereasonforsuchrejectionshallbegiventotheapplicant.
Article15. Ifinthecourseofitsoperationsatelecommunicationsoperatorchanges