August 3, 2007

Optimal Utilization of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting and Roles of Administration toward Penetration Thereof

Public comment invited on the fourth interim report from the Telecommunications Council
(Inquiry No. 8 of 2004)

MIC has consulted the Telecommunication Council on January 28, 2004, in regard to "Optimal Utilization of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting and Roles of Administration toward Penetration Thereof" (Inquiry No. 8 of 2004), and received its fourth interim report yesterday. The third interim report was submitted in August 2006.
MIC thus invites public comment on the fourth interim report.

1. Background
In order to study the subject of the inquiry, the Telecommunications Council has established the Digital Content Trading Promotion Committee (Chair: Prof. MURAI Jun, Keio University) under its Telecommunications Policy Sub-Council. As the committee has compiled its fourth interim report, MIC invites public comment thereon.

2. Target of public comment invitation
"Optimal Utilization of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting and Roles of Administration toward Penetration Thereof"

3. Invitation closing date
No later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2007

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