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III. Procedure for Provision of Cable TV Service

1. Procedure for Provision of Cable TV Service
Cable Television Broadcast Law (Notification of Services)
Article 12.
Any person who intends to become a cable television broadcaster shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications a notification that indicates the service area of the cable television broadcasting, whether or not he has a retransmission service, and the other matters stipulated in the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The same shall apply when a cable television broadcaster intends to change any previously notified matters.

A cable TV broadcaster who has completed installation of his cable TV facilities and intends to commence cable TV service shall submit a notification of commencement of service in advance to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
Persons who intend to engage in cable TV service by leasing unused channels of other cable TV facilities shall also submit this notification.
The following documents must be submitted when filing this notification:

(1) Notification form
  1. Name and address of the applicant and other matters pertaining to the applicant.
  2. Facilities and frequency to be used.
  3. Category of cable TV service.
  4. Program editing standards, broadcast times and other matters pertaining to broadcast programs (limited to cases of self-edited broadcasting).
  5. An estimate of the number of persons contracting to receive service
  6. An estimate of business revenues and expenditures.
  7. The planned date for commencement of cable TV service.
(2) The following documents should be attached to the Notification Form:
  1. The articles of association (when the applicant is a juridical person), or the articles of an organization (when the applicant is a body other than a juridical person).
  2. The notified tariff (when some types of charge are to be collected from subscribers).
  3. A copy of the written consent for retransmission of the broadcaster whose broadcasts are to be retransmitted (when they retransmit television broadcasts, FM broadcasts, etc.).
  4. In the case of self-edited broadcasts:
    • The basic plan concerning the editing of broadcast programs when the broadcaster has such a plan.
    • A document stating the names, occupations and addresses of the members of the broadcast program consultative organization. Each member„ęs written consent to accept an appointment to the organization should be attached to the document.
  5. A copy of the written permission (hereinafter referred to as "permission for occupancy of road area") stipulated in Article 32 paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of the Roads Law, which is necessary for installation of the cable TV facilities to be used, administrative dispositions based on other laws and ordinances, and copies of documents attesting to the actual consent of owners for joint use of utility poles, use of land, etc.

2. Procedure Concerning Tariff
[ Notification of Tariff ]
Any cable TV broadcaster who intends to collect charges from receivers shall establish a tariff in advance and submit a notification thereof to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Article 15 of the CTB Law).

Procedure for Provision of Cable TV Service

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