Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Measures for Administration of the Pilot Project for the Investment in, and Operation of, Value-added Telecommunications Services by Foreign Investors in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

Issued: April 15 2014
Effective: as of date of issuance

Main contents: A foreign-invested enterprise in the Pilot Zone applying to engage in the provision of value-added telecommunication services is required to have registered capital of at least Rmb1 million (Article 3). Authority for approval of value-added telecommunications services is delegated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to the Shanghai Communications Administration (Article 4). The Shanghai Communications Administration is required to complete its review and render its decision to grant or withhold approval within 60 days from the date of acceptance of the application. If it grants approval, it will issue an Official Reply in Connection with the Pilot Project for the Investment in, and Operation of, Value-added Telecommunications Services by Foreign Investors in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (valid for three years, for the time being) (Article 6).

Related legislation: Opinions on Further Opening Value-added Telecommunications Services to Foreign Investment in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Jan 6 2014, CLP 2014 No.1 p.60; General Plan for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Sep 18 2013, CLP 2013 No.6 p.86; Shanghai Municipality, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Negative List) ; Provisions for the Administration of Foreign-invested Telecommunications Enterprises (Revised), Sep 10 2008, CLP 2008 No.8 p.92; and PRC Telecommunications Regulations, Sep 25 2000, CLP 2000 No.9 p.28

Issued: April 15 2014
Effective: as of date of issuance