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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has drawn up a bulletin plan establishing basic guidelines for the promotion of facility maintenance projects (hereinafter referred to as "basic guidelines"). An additional bulletin plan has been drawn up to establish new procedure for the authorization of implementation plans for facility maintenance projects, etc., based on regulations in Articles 4 and 5 of the Provisional Measures Law for Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement (Law No. 27 of 1991; hereinafter referred to as "Provisional Measures Law").
Accordingly, an appeal for opinions on these bulletin plans will be held from August 6 (Sat) to 19 (Fri), 2011.
1. Background to establishment, and outline
The "Law for Partial Reform of the Provisional Measures Law for Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement" (Law No. 59 of 2011) was established at the 177th National Diet (ordinary Diet session) on May 26, 2011, and is scheduled to be enforced on August 31, 2011.
In order to encourage the use of optical fiber, telecommunications equipment that can be provided for labor transmitting dynamic images by digital systems (equipment that is used in advanced correspondence education and remote medicine, etc.) was added to the advanced communication facilities that are subject to the maintenance promotion measures in this Law.
A bulletin plan establishing new basic guidelines has been drawn up, with the current basic guidelines to be abolished so as to determine specific equipment in relation to this reform.
Together with the establishment of these basic guidelines, the MIC has also given consideration to demand for the establishment of procedure for the authorization of implementation plans for facility maintenance projects, etc., based on regulations in Articles 4 and 5 of the Provisional Measures Law and has decided to establish a new bulletin.
The main modifications from the current basic guidelines are as per the enclosed documents.
2. Subjects and outline of public appeal for opinions
(1) Subjects of appeal for opinions
·Bulletin plan establishing basic guidelines for the promotion of facility maintenance projects (see enclosed documents for established text and new-old comparison table)
·Bulletin plan establishing new procedure and other necessary items for authorization of implementation plans for facility maintenance projects, etc., based on regulations in Articles 4 and 5 of the Provisional Measures Law for Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement (Law No. 27 of 1991) (see enclosed documents for established text)
(2) Outline of public appeal for opinions
For further details, please see the enclosed outline of the public appeal for opinions.
Please note that once preparations have been made it will be possible to inspect these documents at the address provided at the end of this document, and they will also be published in the "Reports and documents" area of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) website (http://www.soumu.go.jp) as well as in the "Public comment" field of e-Gov (http://www.e-gov.go.jp), the electronic coordinated government contact website.
3. Deadline for submission of opinions
Must arrive no later than 17:00 on August 19 (Fri), 2011 (mailed submissions must also arrive by this date)
4. Schedule
Promulgation and enforcement will be carried out promptly based on the opinions received.
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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
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
TEL: +81 3 5253 5374 / FAX: +81 3 5253 5924 |
