July 13, 2007

FY2006 Evaluation of Competitive Situation in the Telecommunications Business Field Released

MIC invited public comment on its FY2006 Evaluation of Competitive Situation in the Telecommunications Business Field from May 28 to June 25, 2007, and subsequently finalized the evaluation based on the contributed comments as well as discussions at an open conference and at the Competition Evaluation Advisory Board.

[Background]
Regarding its draft FY2006 Evaluation of Competitive Situation in the Telecommunications Business Field, MIC evaluated the competitive situation in FY2006 based on the Guidelines concerning Competition Review in the Telecommunications Business Field 2006–2008 and the Detailed Items for Implementation of Competition Review in the Telecommunications Business Field 2006. MIC subsequently released its draft standardized evaluation on May 28 and draft strategic evaluation on May 29, 2007, and invited public comment thereon from the respective dates of release until June 25, 2007.

Additionally, in order to discuss the drafts, MIC held the Open Conference on FY2006 Evaluation of Competitive Situation in the Telecommunications Business Field on June 29, 2007, to exchange opinions with service providers, as well as the Competition Evaluation Advisory Board on July 6, 2007, to receive advice from the board members.

Taking these into consideration, MIC has finalized the FY2006 Evaluation of Competitive Situation in the Telecommunications Business Field.

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