Section 13 For the benefit of allocating telecommunications numbers to the licensees for the supply of services, the preparation of the telecommunications numbering plan of the Commission under the law on the organisations to assign radiofrequency spectrum and to regulate the sound broadcasting, television broadcasting and telecommunications services shall consist of the following criteria:
(1) there shall be sufficient telecommunications numbers for the supply of services;
(2) there shall be efficient and fair use of telecommunications numbers.
(3) the telecommunications numbering plan shall facilitate simple and clear identification to the nature and categories of services and equipment used in the telecommunications business;
(4) there shall be the revision to the telecommunications numbering plan only in the case of necessity;

In the case where the Commission sets up or revises, in whole or in part, the telecommunications numbering plan, the licensee shall have the duty to comply with the criteria prescribed by the Commission.

Section 14 In the case where the licensee intends to expand the business by adding the telecommunications numbers for the supply of service or by expanding the service area, he or she shall submit the application to the Commission.
In the case where the Commission deems that the addition of the numbers and the expansion of the service area will be of public interest and does not pose the restrictions to fair competition on the telecommunications business, the Commission may authorize the licensee to proceed in accordance with the criteria and conditions prescribed by the Commission. In this regard, the Commission shall consider the application and inform the licensee within thirty days as from the date of receiving the application. The Commission shall charge the telecommunications business fee for the additional authorization in accordance with the criteria prescribed by the Commission.

Section 15 In operating the telecommunications business, the licensee shall comply with the criteria prescribed under the law on the organisations to assign radiofrequency spectrum and to regulate the sound broadcasting, television broadcasting and telecommunications services and the conditions prescribed by the Commission.

In prescribing the licensing conditions, the Commission shall clearly state certain rights, duties and responsibilities of the licensee as well as a telecommunications operation plan to include at least the step and timeframe of service commencement, details on the nature and categories of the service, tariff, directory information service and other matters necessary for the supply of service for public interest.

In the case where there is a vital ground to protect public interest or there is a change in laws or circumstances, the Commission shall have the power to revise the licensing conditions as and when necessary.

Section 16 In the case where a licensee is authorized to operate the business with the allocated telecommunications numbers or specified service area, if it appears to the Commission that the licensee does not supply a service in accordance with a telecommunications operation plan prescribed as licensing conditions under Section 15 without reasonable ground, and the Commission deems that such circumstance may affect public interest, the Commission shall have the power to withdraw the certain amount of allocated telecommunications numbers or to down the size of authorized service area. In this regard, the licensee shall have no right to claim for any damages.

Section 17 The Commission shall have the duty to administer the universal service obligation for basic telecommunications service and shall have the power to prescribe that the licensee shall provide the following telecommunications services:
(1) telecommunications services in rural areas, or low rate of return areas, or any area where there is no or insufficient service providers or where there is insufficient supply of service to meet the user demand;
(2) telecommunications services for educational institutions, religious institutions, medical institutions and other social assistance agencies;
(3) certain nature or types of public telecommunications services for lowincome person as prescribed by the Commission;
(4) services facilitating the use of public telecommunications service for disabled, children, senior citizen and under-privileged.

The criteria, procedures and conditions prescribed for the supply of telecommunications service of the licensee under paragraph one shall be in accordance with notification prescribed by the Commission.

The Commission shall issue notification under paragraph two in advance so that a person who intends to apply for a licence will be informed of the scope of providing telecommunications services under paragraph one prior to the submission of the application.

The obligation to provide the telecommunications services under this Section shall not pose undue burden on the investment of the licensee, and shall not cause discrimination among the licensees of the same nature and type of telecommunications service.

Section 18 In the case where the licensee is unable to provide the telecommunications services as prescribed by the Commission under Section 17, or in the case where it deems appropriate for the licensee to take part in the universal service obligation for basic telecommunications services, the Commission shall have the power to prescribe that such licensee shall allocate certain portion of his or her income from the supply of telecommunications service to the Telecommunications Development for Public Benefit Fund under the law on organizations to assign radio frequency spectrum and to regulate the broadcasting and telecommunications services for the provision of telecommunications services under Section 17.

Section 19 The Commission shall have the power to prescribe any measure to support and promote the opportunity of new entrants to provide service in a certain area competing with other licensees in an efficient, equal and fair manner.

Section 20 The licensee shall not suspend or terminate the service, in whole or in part, unless permitted by the Commission under the criteria and procedures prescribed by the Commission.

The licensee shall not decline the supply of service to a certain person without reasonable ground.

Section 21 In operating the telecommunications business, the Commission shall, in addition to the law on business competition, prescribe specific measure according to the nature of telecommunications business, to prevent the licensee from committing any act that leads to monopoly, reduction or restriction of competition in supplying the telecommunications service in the following matters:

(1) cross-subsidization;
(2) cross-holding in the same category of service;
(3) abuse of dominant power;
(4) anti-competitive behavior;
(5) protection of small-sized operators.

Section 22 The licensee shall, without delay, inform the Secretary General of the following events:
(1) the licensee suffers serious damage which may cause problems in the
supply of telecommunications service;

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