Procedures for Administration of Pilot Value-added Telecom Business with Foreign investment in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
3. Copies and photocopies of the
company's Certificate of Approval for Enterprises with Foreign Investment or
Certificate of Filing of Enterprises with Foreign Investment /with Investment
from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone and
the Business License for an Enterprise Legal Person;
4. Company profile,
including basic information of the company, staff to be engaged in value-added
telecom business, premises and facilities;
5. The articles of association
and matters about the equity structure of the company;
6. The business
development and implementation plans and technical solutions of the telecom
business to be applied for;
7. Measures to provide users with long-term
service, quality assurance, and users' personal information protection;
8. Network and information security systems and measures;
9. Relevant
materials to prove the credibility of the company; and
10. Letter of
commitment signed by the legal representative of the company on conducting
telecom business in accordance with the law.
Article 5 Shanghai
Communications Administration shall review the application materials, issue a
notice of acceptance to the applicant with the complete application materials in
compliance with the legal form, and shall inform at a time the applicant with
incomplete application materials or out of compliance with the legal, either on
spot or within five working days of all the contents that need to be
complemented.
Article 6 Shanghai Communications Administration shall
complete the review within 60 days from the date of acceptance and make a
decision of approval or disapproval. For the applications that are approved, the
administration shall issue an Official Reply of Approval for the Pilot
Value-added Telecommunications Business with Foreign Investment in the China
(Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (temporarily valid for 3 years). For the
applications that are not approved, the Administration shall notify the
applicant concerned in writing and explain the reasons.
Article 7 The Shanghai Communications Administration shall, after issuing an official reply of approval for pilot business to the applicant concerned, report to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for filing within 10 days.
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8 The foreign-funded telecom enterprises in the Pilot Zone shall conduct
operation of value-added telecom business in accordance with the law, protect
the legitimate interests of users, report business developments on time,
exercise no unfair competition of any kind, properly protect users' information
and maintain network and information security.
Article 9 Shanghai
Communications Administration shall implement annual inspection system for
foreign-funded telecom companies in the Pilot Zone. The foreign-funded telecom
enterprises shall submit the following materials for annual inspection to the
Shanghai Communications Administration in the first quarter of the next report
year:
1.The operation of telecom business within the year; business
developments, changes of personnel and set-up; quality of service and protection
of users’ personal information; implementation of the requirements of network
and information security management; implementation of relevant regulations of
the State and the telecommunications regulatory administrations;