Telecoms could shut down 3G systems by 2024 if the nation’s VoLTE service has a high adoption rate and telecoms ensure that consumer rights are fully protected, NCC Deputy Chairman and spokesman Wong Po-tsung (翁柏宗) said. The spectrum used to build the 3G system could also be used to build the 5G system,” Wong said. Telecoms should not encounter many technical difficulties in shutting down 3G systems as they experienced the termination of 2G systems, Wong said. Telecoms, which are to set their own timetable for the shutdown, can terminate their 3G before 2024 if they satisfy the two requirements, he added. The new act gives telecoms greater flexibility in developing new business models, such as allowing them to share frequency bands, Wong said.

Source: Taipei Times September 10, 2020 15:56 UTC