Appeal for Opinions on Draft Partial Change of the Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting

1.Major content

(1)Background Currently, there are areas where the reception of terrestrial digital television broadcasting is poor in Nasu Town, Nasushiobara City and Ohtawara City in the north of Tochigi Prefecture. The Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting will be partially changed to establish a relay station for terrestrial digital television broadcasting in a way that the good reception of terrestrial television broadcasting becomes possible permanently in those areas. (2)Outline of change As for Tochigi Prefecture, “Nasu” is added to the subject areas of terrestrial digital television broadcasting of NHK and core broadcasting operators.

2.Subject of appeal for opinions

  Comparative table of draft partial change of the Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting
 

3.Period of appeal for opinions

  From May 12 (Sat) to June 11 (Mon), 2012, 17:00PM
  *Submission of opinions by mail must also arrive by this time and date
 

4.Submission method of opinions

  This appeal for opinions will be posted in the column of “press release” on the MIC website (http://www.soumu.go.jp) and the column of “public comments” on the e-government portal (e-Gov) (http://www.e-gov.go.jp) and also distributed at counters of contact.