1950s: Era of Telephone Shortages

As Taiwan’s economy began to revive during the 1950s, emerging industry and commerce created a growing demand for telecommunications service. In 1954, the telephone lines were not enough for new users; Nevertheless, a huge amount of investment in infrastructure was needed to make telephone services ubiquitous. Since the government’s fiscal resources were still stretched thin during the 1950s, raising the funds for telecommunications infrastructure development was a great challenge.