The National Communications Commission (NCC) hosted a telecommunications carnival at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall yesterday as part of celebrations surrounding its upcoming one-year anniversary next month.
Organizers invited representatives from the telecommunications industry to present a digital service that will soon become available on the market.
Curators of the museum were also given an opportunity to display broadcasting equipment used many years ago.
The collection included the microphone used by Chiang Kai-shek (
Meanwhile, curators also showed a 6kg recording device used by radio reporters in the 1950s and a portable recorder used in Taiwan's decade-long battle with China over Kinmen. Some of these items were still functional.
During the event, visitors were also able to test their broadcasting skills with some of the equipment.
In addition to the carnival, the NCC also held a forum at the National Central Library yesterday to discuss a wide range of issues relating to digital convergence, including the Multimedia-on-Demand (MOD) service, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMax) technology as well as quality and ethics in TV news.
NCC chairman Su Yeong-chin (
Since its establishment, the commission has overseen many cases, including the Chunghwa Telecom violation of the regulations of Broadcast and Television Law (
It also decided that TV station TVBS did not break the rules on the allowed percentage of foreign investment.
Given the makeup of the NCC -- eight of its nine members were picked by pan-blue parties -- the commission has been accused of working in the pan-blue camp's favor.
The Grand Council of Justice last year ruled the formation of the commission was unconstitutional.
Instead of asking the members to resign immediately, the council allowed the members to finish their term, which will end in December next year.
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