April 16, 2008

Results of Public Comment Procedures on Draft MIC Instruction to Partially Amend the Examination Standards Relating to the Telecommunications Business Law and Draft Amendments to Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Law, Etc.

Amendment of provisions of MIC ordinances and such related to the Telecommunications Business Law with respect to registration accompanying the beginning of business concerning broadband mobile wireless access systems for telecommunications business, etc.
As per the press release dated December 27, 2007, "Registration Accompanying the Beginning of Business Concerning Broadband Mobile Wireless Access Systems in the Telecommunications Business Law," the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) invited public comment on its draft instruction to partially amend the Examination Standards Relating to the Telecommunications Business Law (MIC Instruction No. 75 of January 6, 2001) (hereinafter, "draft MIC notice") from December 27, 2007, until January 28, 2008, as well as on its draft amendments to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Law (MPT Ordinance No. 25 of 1985) and the Rules for Reporting on Telecommunications Business (MPT Ordinance No. 46 of 1988) (hereinafter, "draft MIC ordinances") from February 18 until March 19, 2008.

MIC disclosed the six comments it received on the draft MIC notice on February 1, 2008.
It now releases the two comments it received on the draft MIC ordinances, together with MIC opinions on the comments contributed on the draft MIC ordinances and on the draft MIC notice.

Future schedule
In consideration of the comments received, MIC will promptly amend the Examination Standards Relating to the Telecommunications Business Law, the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Law and the Rules for Reporting on Telecommunications Business.

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