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On March 1, 2011, the Information and Communications Council Telecommunications Business Policy Section Meeting (Section Meeting Chief: Hirotaka Yamauchi, Professor of Graduate Course at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Commerce and Management) commenced deliberation on the "State of Environmental Maintenance for Promotion of Broadband Diffusion."
In order to seek contributions to the investigation and study of the "State of Environmental Maintenance for Promotion of Broadband Diffusion," there will be a broad appeal for proposals and opinions, etc. from March 3 (Thu) to April 5 (Tue), 2011.
1. Background to commencement of deliberation, etc.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has set forth a target for the realization of broadband use in all households by approximately the year 2015. However, in order to aim for the promotion of broadband diffusion it will be important to comprehensively promote initiatives that are necessary for the stimulation of competition between businesses (such as through the promotion of competition in facilities for the liberalization of road line laying foundations) and implement a smooth migration from telephone networks to IP networks (NTT East and West has officially announced its thinking regarding a systematic migration from telephone networks to IP networks commencing in 2020 and to be completed in approximately 2025, etc.). For this reason, on March 1, 2011, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications submitted an inquiry to the Information and Communications Council concerning the state of environmental maintenance for the promotion of broadband diffusion, and the Council has now commenced deliberation.
This appeal for proposals is being carried out to collect a wide range of proposals and opinions, etc. regarding the state of environmental maintenance for the promotion of broadband diffusion as contributions to investigations and studies.
2. Appeal for proposals
(1) Subject of appeal and outline
Subject of appeal: each study item in the "Appeal for Proposals concerning the State of Environmental Maintenance for Promotion of Broadband Diffusion" (see enclosed PDF documents)
Outline of appeal: see enclosed PDF documents.
The appeal for proposals will be made available for inspection at the Telecommunications Policy Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Telecommunications Bureau, and will also be published in the "Reports and documents" section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) website and on e-Gov, the coordinated electronic government contact website.
(2) Submission deadline
Must arrive no later than 17:00 on April 5 (Tue), 2011
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For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/contact.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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