April 3, 2009

Public Comment Invited on Draft MIC Ordinance to Partially Amend the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Law

The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications on February 24th, 2009 consulted the Telecommunications and Postal Services Council (Chair: TAKAHASHI Atsushi, Chairman of the Board, The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.) on a draft MIC ordinance to partially amend the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Law. The council accepted comments concerning the draft MIC ordinance until Friday, March 27th, 2009. A total of 4 comments were received.
The council will deliberate on all of the comments collected, and plan to report their findings to the MIC Minister.

Details of the amendment
Telecommunications carriers and others are currently required to explain terms and conditions for their services when they conclude new contracts for telecommunications services. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications intends to review the telecommunications services of which carriers must provide an explanation, as well as the matters to be covered in their explanation.

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