Appeal for Opinions on Draft Notice for Partial Revision of Standards for Security and Reliability of Information and Telecommunications Networks , etc.

1. Background and outline of revision

　　Related ministerial ordinances, etc. were revised in July 2012 taking into account the serious damage of telecommunications services caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, it is necessary to take a wide range of initiatives including measures for development and management of facilities in order to realize stable provision of telecommunications services. In addition, measures against interference and for information security taking into account communications characteristics of smartphones that have been rapidly increasing recently are urgent issues.
　　In response, the Information and Communications Council started to deliberate on matters relating to measures for security and reliability corresponding to the switchover of networks to IP in April 2012, and a report was received from the Council in November 2012. This case is to improve necessary provisions with regard to the following matters accompanied by the revision of related ministerial ordinances, etc. in July 2012 based on said report and the Great East Japan Earthquake.
- Review of the Standards for Security and Reliability of Information and Communications Networks (Notice of MPT No.73 of 1987)
- Review of the Regulations for Registration of Implementation of Measures for Security and Reliability of Information and Communications Networks (Notice of MPT No.74 of 1987)
- Prescribing the conditions for measurement of communication quality related to reporting on communication quality as provided for in Article 7-5 of the Rules for Reporting on Telecommunications Business (Ministerial Ordinance of MPT No.46 of 1988)

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

(1)Subject draft notices of the appeal for opinions
-Draft notice for partial revision of the Standards for Security and Reliability of Information and Communications Networks (Notice of MPT No.73 of 1987)
-Draft notice for partial revision of the Regulations for Registration of Implementation of Measures for Security and Reliability of Information and Communications Networks (Notice of MPT No.74 of 1987)
- Draft Notice Prescribing Conditions for Measurement of Communication Quality (new enactment)

(2) Deadline for the appeal for opinions
January 31 (Thu), 2013, 5:00PM
(Submissions by mail must arrive by this date)

3. Future plans

　　The MIC will swiftly promulgate and enforce said draft notices based on opinions submitted.

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