Consultation with the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council Concerning Partial Revision of the Regulations for Telecommunications Numbers and Appeal for Opinions on Draft Ministerial Ordinances, etc. to be Revised

1.Background and outline of revision

  Currently, 090 and 080 numbers are used for telecommunications numbers related to identification of mobile phones. However, a shortage of telecommunications numbers that can be designated by the MIC is expected along with an increasing demand for mobile phones due to such as the dissemination of smartphones.
  Therefore, the Information and Communications Council has deliberated on measures for expanding the available telecommunications numbers for mobile phones since May 2011 and submitted a report on March 1, 2012 stating that it is appropriate to open up 070 numbers for mobile phones by early 2014 (report from the Information and Communications Council: “State of Systems, etc. relating to Telecommunications Numbers for Expansion of Number of Telephone Numbers for Mobile Telephones” (No.23 of the Information and Communications Council)).
  This partial revision for the Regulations for Telecommunications Numbers, etc. aims at improving necessary provisions for telecommunications numbers related to mobile phones based on this report.
 

2.Subjects of appeal for opinions and guidelines for public appeal for opinions

  (1) Subjects of appeal for opinions
  a. Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Regulations for Telecommunications Numbers (comparative table before and after the revision)
  b. Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Regulations for Calculation of Compensations and Contributions related to Provision of Universal Telecommunications Services (comparative table before and after the revision)
  c. Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Rules for Reporting on Telecommunications Business (comparative table before and after the revision)
  d. Draft Official Directive for Partial Revision of the Examination Standards for the Telecommunications Business Act (comparative table before and after the revision)
  These draft ministerial ordinances for partial revision (comparative tables before and after the revision), etc. will be distributed for reading at counters of contact and 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). (2) Deadline for appeal for opinions October 4 (Thu), 2012, PM5:00 (must arrive) (Submissions by mail must also arrive by this date)
 

3.Future plans

  The MIC will revise the Ministerial Ordinances and Official Directive based on results of this appeal for opinions.
  Results of the appeal for opinions on draft ministerial ordinances about which a consultation with the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council was carried out among the subjects of this appeal for opinions will be reported to the Council as reference for deliberations toward the compilation of a report.