August 3, 2007

Results of Public Comment on Draft Report from Study Group on Mobile Business

From Thursday, June 29 to Tuesday, July 31, 2007, MIC invited public comment on the draft report compiled by the Study Group on Mobile Business (Chair: Professor Emeritus SAITO Tadao, the University of Tokyo), during which it received a total of 32 comments. MIC thus discloses the contributed comments.

1. Background
Since January 22, 2007, MIC has held meetings of the Study Group on Mobile Business in order to consider the revitalization of the economy and improvement of user convenience through the growth of new mobile business.
As the study group has compiled a draft report based on its study results, MIC invited public comment thereon from June 29 to July 31, 2007, during which it received 32 comments.

2. Future schedule
The study group will consider the contributed comments and finalize its report by September of this year.

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