September 10, 2003

Ministry of Public Management,
Home Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications



Partial Amendment of regulations on licensing procedures for radio stations



The MPHPT today submitted an inquiry to the Radio Regulatory Council (chaired by Professor YASUDA Yasuhiko, Waseda University) concerning a draft partial amendment of the regulations on licensing procedures for radio stations (Radio Regulatory Council regulations No. 15, 1950), and received a response that this was appropriate as per the original draft.

The MPHPT will take the report on this matter into consideration, and plans to enact this ministerial announcement on October 1, 2003.




   For details refer to the Japanese web site
   http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2003/030910_4.html

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International Policy Division, International Affairs Department
Telecommunications Bureau
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications
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