The MPHPT has announced, as stated below, the areas
in which analog frequency conversion will take place from February.
The frequency conversion, which started in February 2003, has been
completed in 116 out of the 125 areas where the operation started.
In terms of households, about 840,000 households out of a total
of 1,250,000 households have had the conversion completed. The process
is currently moving ahead smoothly according to plan.
The MPHPT has today appointed the Association of Radio Industries
and businesses as the designated frequency change support agency
for the operation of analog frequency conversion in the Sanin region
(Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture)
and the Ariake region (Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki
Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture). Having been designed, the Association
of Radio Industries and businesses has promptly set about implementing
the opening of regional frequency change support centers nationwide
as bases for frequency conversion.
Areas where the frequency conversion will be introduced in February
are as follows (three areas, approximately 3,000 households):
Kanto: Three areas in three prefectures (part of Ishioka City
and part of Minori-machi etc. in Ibaraki Prefecture, part of Yoshii-machi
and part of Onishi-machi in Gunma Prefecture, and part of Kamikawa-machi
and part of Kamiizumi-mura in Saitama Prefecture)
For details refer to the Japanese web site
http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2004/040128_4.html |
For further information
about this press release, please contact:
International Policy Division, International
Affairs Department
Telecommunications Bureau
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications
Tel: (03) 5253-5920 Fax: (03) 5253-5924
Or visit
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/contact.html
to fill in the inquiry form.
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