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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) drafted a bulletin plan establishing basic guidelines for the promotion of facility maintenance projects (hereinafter referred to as “basic guidelines”) as well as a bulletin plan 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 Actw for Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement (Law No. 27 of 1991; hereinafter referred to as “Provisional Measures Act”). Opinions on these plans were sought from August 6 to 19, 2011, during which time one opinion was submitted, and this opinion is officially announced herein along with the views of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has established the bulletin based on the result of the appeal for opinions.
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 Service that 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 Line.
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 Act and has decided to establish a new bulletin.
2. Result of appeal for opinions
Please note that the submitted opinion can be inspected at the Advanced Network Division, Telecommunications Business Department, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), and 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. Promulgation and enforcement of bulletin
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has established the bulletin described in item 1 based on the officially announced plan, and this will be promulgated on August 30 before being enforced on August 31, 2011.
Please note that in the process of establishing this bulletin technical revisions have been made to laws and ordinances accompanying content modifications.
(1) Item Establishing Basic Guidelines for Promotion of Facility Maintenance Project
(2) Item Establishing Procedure and Other Necessary Items for Authorization of Implementation Plans, etc. Provided for in Article 4 of Act on Temporary Measures concerning Telecommunication Infrastructure Improvement
Related reports and documents
・Appeal for Opinions on Bulletin Plans, etc. Establishing Basic Guidelines for Promotion of Facility Maintenance Projects (August 5, 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
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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