Inquiry to the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council concerning Partial Revision of the Regulations for Telecommunications Facilities for Telecommunications Business and Appeal for Opinions on Draft Ministerial Ordinance to be Revised

1. Background and outline of revision

　In recent years, many accidents relating to failure of redundant functions and those due to errors in design, setting and installation of telecommunications facilities have occurred in some mobile-phone carriers because of the rapid dissemination of smartphones, and such accidents had a strong impact on people’s lives and social and economic activities.
　In view of such background, the Information and Communications Council has deliberated on matters relating to measures for safety and reliability corresponding to the switchover of networks to IP, since April 2012, and a partial report was compiled in November 2012.
　This case is, in response to said report, to improve the provisions for countermeasures against burst traffic of mobile-phone facilities, etc. concerning the Regulations for Telecommunications Facilities for Telecommunications Business, etc.

2. Subject of and guidelines for the appeal for opinions

(1) Subject of the appeal for opinions
　　Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Regulations for Telecommunications Facilities for Telecommunications Business, etc.
The draft revised ministerial ordinance (comparative table), etc. 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.

(2) Deadline for the appeal for opinions
January 17 (Thu), 2013, 5:00PM
(Submissions by mail must arrive by this date)

3. Future plans

　　The MIC will revise the ministerial ordinance based on results of the appeal for opinions.
Among subjects of this appeal for opinions, results of the appeal for opinions on the draft ministerial ordinance inquired to the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council will be reported to the Council and used as reference to a report.

Related reports and documents
-Measures for Safety and Reliability Corresponding to Switchover of Networks to IP – Partial Report from the Information and Communications Council – (Press release of November 28, 2012)