The MPHPT today submitted an inquiry to the Radio Regulatory
Council (chaired by YASUDA Yasuhiko, Waseda University) with
regard to the appointment of a designated frequency change support
agency, which had been applied for by the Association of Radio
Industry and Businesses (ARIB, chaired by NASU Shoh), and received
a report stating that this would be appropriate. The appointment
of ARIB will be made on the day of the official announcement.
This appointment pertains to the support business for analog
frequency change in relation to the main stations of the terrestrial
digital television broadcasting stations to be put in place
in areas other than the three large metropolitan areas (Tottori
Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Fukuoka
Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, and Kumamoto
Prefecture).
The outline of the appointment is as follows:
Applicant: |
Association of Radio Industry and Businesses (Chairman:
NASU Shoh) |
Address: |
1-4-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Date of application: |
September 16, 2003 |
Breakdown proposed work: |
The work of supporting changes in designated frequency
change in conjunction with the change in the broadcast-use
frequency usage plan due to the partial change in the
broadcast-use frequency usage plan (MPHPT announcement
No. 557, 2003) |
Name and address of proposed agency for this work: |
Association of Radio Industry and Businesses; 1-4-1
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Proposed start of work: |
The day of the appointment of a designated frequency
change support agency |
For details refer to the Japanese web site
http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2003/030917_2.html |
For further information
about this press release, please contact:
International Policy Division, International
Affairs Department
Telecommunications Bureau
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications
Tel: (03) 5253-5920 Fax: (03) 5253-5924
feedback_e-telecom@soumu.go.jp
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