Appeal for Opinions on Draft Interim Report on Structure for Adjustment of Operation of White Space Use Systems

1.Background

  The Meeting for White Space Promotion has held the “Meeting for White Space Promotion: Working Group for White Space Use” (hereinafter “Working Group”) to bring forward deliberations on how to utilize white space.
  The Working Group has now compiled a draft interim report.
  An appeal for opinions on the “draft interim report on structure for adjustment of operation of white space use systems” will be held.
  This draft interim report compiles the results of deliberations made by the Working Group concerning a structure for adjustment of operation of specified radio microphones and area broadcasting, adjustment of operation of white space use systems, etc.
  An interim report will be compiled based on results of this appeal for opinions and the Working Group will continue to bring forward discussions for compiling a final report.
 

2.Appeal for opinions

  (1) Subject of appeal for proposals
  Draft interim report on structure for adjustment of operation of white space use systems
  (2) Deadline for submission: October 1 (Mon), 2012 (submissions by mail must also arrive by this date)
  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.
 

3.Matters to remember

  (1) Handling of opinions
  Opinions submitted will be used as reference for the interim report. The content of opinions will be compiled after the period of the appeal for opinions expires and officially announced. At that time, information such as names and affiliations (in the case of corporations, their names) of persons who submitted opinions may also be announced officially. If you have any inconvenience about this official announcement, please contact the Secretariat.
  Please be reminded that we are not able to provide any answer to each opinion.
  (2) Hearing of content of opinions
  We may ask persons who submit opinions to provide explanations on them in order to ascertain the content of opinions submitted in detail. Please be reminded that the Secretariat will contact you in advance, when we ask you to provide explanations. We are not responsible for covering transportation expenses, etc. incurred for the participation in a hearing.