Chapter III. Type II Telecommunications Business (Telecommunications
Facilities for Exclusive Use in Transmitting Signals or Images) |
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As set forth in the ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications referred in Article 21 Paragraph (3) of the Law, the following requirements must be met by these telecommunications facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Telecommunications facilities for transmission below the speed of 9600 bps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ii) |
Telecommunications facilities for transmission of content converted to digital signals with control information attached, by selecting one route based on the control information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Telecommunications facilities for transmission of content converted to digital signals with divided control information attached, by selecting routes based on the control information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iv) |
Telecommunications facilities for transmission of content converted to analog or digital signals to terminal equipment for receiving still images in a permanent format | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
v) |
Telecommunications
facilities for transmission of content converted to analog or digital
signals to terminal equipment for receiving freeze frames of still or
moving materials |
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(Notification
of General Type II Telecommunications Business) Article 33-2. |
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(1) |
A notification
of General Type II telecommunications business in accordance with the
provision of Article 22 Paragraph (1) of the Law shall be made by attaching
documents of Form 25 to notification of Form 24. |
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(2) |
The categories of telecommunications service as referred to in Article 22 Paragraph (2) Item ii) of the Law shall be as defined in the following table:
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(3) |
A notification
of changes in matters of Article 22 Paragraph (1) Item i) of the Law as
stipulated by the provisions under Paragraph (2) of the same article shall
be made by using the notification of Form 26. |
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(4) |
A notification
of changes in matters of Article 22 Paragraph (1) Item ii) of the Law
as stipulated by the provisions under Paragraph (3) of the same article
shall be made by using the notification of Form 27. |
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(5) |
The
minor changes as specified under the applicable ministerial ordinance
of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
in accordance with the proviso of Article 22 Paragraph (3) of the Law
shall be the changes in service areas, in descriptions of telecommunications
services, where the number of prefectures pertaining to the changes does
not exceed five. |
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(Notification
of Inheritance, Etc. of the Status as General Type II Telecommunications
Carrier) Article 34. |
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(1) |
A notification
of inheritance of the status pursuant to Article 23 Paragraph (2) of the
Law shall be made by using a notification of Form 28. |
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(2) |
A notification
of suspension or closure pursuant to Article 23 Paragraph (3) of the Law
shall be made by using a notification of Form 29. |
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(3) |
A notification
of dissolution pursuant to Article 23 Paragraph (4) of the Law shall be
made by using a notification of Form 30. |
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(Application
for Registration of Special Type II Telecommunications Business) Article 35. |
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(1) |
Form
31 shall be used for an application stipulated in Paragraph (2) of Article
24 of the Law. |
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(2) |
Classification of telecommunications services stipulated in Item ii) of Paragraph (2) of Article 24 of the Law shall be defined in the following table.
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(3) |
Form
32 shall be used for a business plan stipulated in Paragraph (3) of Article
24 of the Law. |
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(4) |
Documents prescribed by the ordinance of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications as being referred to in Paragraph (3) of Article 24 of the Law shall be as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
i) |
The following documents with respect to main telecommunications engineers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In cases where a person has received a chief telecommunications engineer's license, documents indicating his/her name, classification and number of said license; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) |
In cases where a person does not fall under (a), his/her personal history (resume). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ii) |
In cases where an applicant is an existing juridical person, the following documents. However, with respect to a person listed in (b) and (c), it is possible to substitute a document issued by a financial institution which indicates the fund raising capacity of said juridical person or corresponding documents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A certified copy of the articles of incorporation, the act of endowment and the register; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance sheets for recent business years; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c) |
A statement of profit and loss for the previous three business years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iii) |
In a case where an applicant intends to establish a juridical person, the following documents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A certified copy of the articles of incorporation and the act of endowment; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) |
A document issued by a financial institution, which indicates the fund raising capacity of a person who intends to establish said juridical person. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iv) |
Form
33 which indicates that the applicant does not fall under any of Items
i) through iii) of Paragraph (1) of Article 26 of the Law. |
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(Registration
of Changes, Etc.) Article 36. |
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(1) |
The minor changes as specified under the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with the proviso of Paragraph (1) of Article 27 of the Law shall be as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
i) |
Changes in service areas, among other descriptions of telecommunications services, where the number of prefectures pertaining to the changes does not exceed five | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ii) |
Changes
in telecommunications equipment, where the number of centers newly installed
or closed in connection with the changes (meaning a station accommodating
line concentration equipment, or switching facilities or quasi switching
equipment installed by said Special Type II telecommunications carrier)
does not exceed five |
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(2) |
An
application for registration of changes as referred to in Article 27 Paragraph
(2) of the Law shall be made in accordance with Form 34. |
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(3) |
The
documents as specified under the applicable ministerial ordinance of the
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
in accordance with Article 24 Paragraph (3) of the Law, to which the provisions
of Article 27 Paragraph (3) of the Law shall apply mutatis mutandis, shall
be the documents as specified in Items ii) through iv) of Paragraph (4)
of the preceding article (limited to a portion of the documents submitted
recently as attachment to the recent registration or registration of changes
which has been changed in some details). |
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(4) |
A
notification of changes under the provisions of Article 27 Paragraph (4)
of the Law shall be made by using a notification of Form 35. |
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(Notification
of Inheritance, Etc. of the Status of Special Type II Telecommunications
Carrier) Article 37. |
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(1) |
A notification
of inheritance of the status as stipulated in Article 23 Paragraph (2)
of the Law, to which the provisions of Article 30 of the Law shall apply
mutatis mutandis, shall be made by using a notification of Form 36. |
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(2) |
A notification
of suspension or closure under the provision of Article 23 Paragraph (3),
to which the provisions of Article 30 of the Law shall apply mutatis mutandis,
shall be made by using a notification of Form 27. |
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(3) |
A notification
of dissolution under Article 23 Paragraph (4), to which the provisions
of Article 30 of the Law shall apply mutatis mutandis, shall be made by
using a notification of Form 38. |
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(Charges
Not Requiring Notification) Article 38. |
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Charges
as specified under the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry
of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in accordance
with Article 31-3 Paragraph (1) of the Law shall be handling charges and
other low-priced charges, among other charges for telecommunications services
(limited to charges of Special Type II telecommunications carriers that
provide telecommunications facilities for communications by an unspecified
and large number of general subscribers). |
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(Service
Terms and Conditions Not Requiring Notification of Tariffs) Article 38-2. |
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Matters as specified under the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with Article 31-4 Paragraph (9) of the Law shall be as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
i) |
Among others for offering telecommunications services (except services stipulated in Item ii)), the following matters (limited to those pertaining to Special Type II telecommunications business that provide telecommunications facilities for communication by an unspecified and large number of general subscribers): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name and description of telecommunications services; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matters relating to responsibilities of a Type II telecommunications carrier and its users; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c) |
Methods for handling essential communications as referred to in Article 8 Paragraph (1) of the Law; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technical conditions necessary for smoothly offering telecommunications services; and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
e) |
In addition to the preceding items, items relating to terms and conditions for offering telecommunications services in terms of rights and duties of users. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ii) |
Terms
and conditions for offering additional functions of telecommunications
services. However, terms and conditions of telecommunications services
relating to rights and duties of users are excluded. |
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(Agreement,
Etc. with Foreign Government, Etc. of Special Type II Telecommunications
Carriers) Article 39. |
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Important items referred to in Article 40 of the Law and related to Special Type II telecommunications businesses shall be the following items: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
i) |
Tie-up (limited to a type where terminal equipment of a user who concludes a contract to subscribe to the following international telecommunications services is connected to telecommunications line facilities for telephone services, etc.) concerning provision of international telecommunications services (limited to operating bodies offering voice communications services using voice transmission and switching facilities without using store function between Japan and foreign points) between a foreign government, person or juridical person who operates telecommunications business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ii) |
In
addition to the matters in the preceding item, matters to be recognized
as matters that significantly affect international telecommunications
services |
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(Application
Mutatis Mutandis) Article 40. |
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(1) |
The
provisions under Article 20 (except Item viii)), Article 23-10, Article
23-14, Article 23-15, Article 25, Articles 25-2 through Article 25-4,
Articles 25-8 through Article 26, Article 28, and Article 29 shall apply
mutatis mutandis for Special Type II telecommunications carriers. |
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(2) |
The provisions under Article 23-14, Article 23-15, Article 25-3, Article 25-4, Article 25-8 and Article 25-9 shall apply mutatis mutandis for General Type II telecommunications carriers.
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