In 2001, the Ministry of Transport and Communications is to open up the private network telecommunications service market. Professor Michael S.R. Kwan of the Department of Radio and Television, National Chengchi University says that at this time cable television operators will be able to provide many other added-value services, including security, electronic shopping and distance learning.
民國九十年，交通部將開放民營公眾網路電信服務市場，政大廣電系教授關尚仁指出，屆時，透過既有網路，有線電視經營者可以提供許多附加服務，例如：保全、電子郵購、遠距教學等，因此業者圖謀的，不只是單純的節目頻道買不買，而是系統通道。