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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has drawn up a bulletin plan for partial reform of the Broadcast-use Frequency Utilization Plan (1988 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Bulletin No. 661) affecting terrestrial digital television broadcasting. Accordingly, an appeal for opinions will be held from March 9 (Wed) to April 7 (Thu), 2011.
1. Reasons for modification
Due to the current simultaneous broadcasts of analog and digital broadcasting from the perspective of smoothly progressing towards the complete implementation of terrestrial digital television broadcasting scheduled for July 2011, the frequencies available for television broadcasting are becoming extremely scarce. Under these circumstances, it has been confirmed that in some regions there are difficulties with reception because of the effects of abnormal radio wave transmission phenomena, etc. (radio duct phenomena) that occasionally occur on a seasonal basis.
Since it will be necessary to switch some relay stations to other channels after the termination of analog broadcasting in July 2011 in order to resolve these difficulties with reception and maintain a favorable reception environment for terrestrial digital television broadcasting, this modification of the Broadcast-use Frequency Utilization Plan is to enable channel changes for these relay stations.
2. Subject of public appeal for opinions
Bulletin Plan for Partial Reform of Broadcast-use Frequency Utilization Plan (new-old comparison table)
3. Outline of public appeal for opinions
See enclosed documents.
4. Schedule
Based on the opinions received, the MIC will submit an inquiry to the Radio Regulatory Council concerning the Bulletin Plan for Partial Reform of the Broadcast-use Frequency Utilization Plan.
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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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