December 3, 2019 Announcement of Notification Content Concerning Utilization Business of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West for short, headed by President Mitsutoshi Kobayashi) recently submitted a notification concerning its business pursuant to Paragraph 5, Article 2 of the Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (Act No. 85 of 1984), and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has, therefore, decided to announce the content of the notification.

1. Background

When NTT West intends to conduct any utilization business, it shall notify the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of matters prescribed by Ministerial Ordinance of MIC in advance pursuant to the provision of Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the NTT Act.
Based on this provision, NTT West submitted a written notification of matters prescribed in Article 2-2 of the Rules for Enforcement of the Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (Ministerial Ordinance of MPT No. 23 of 1985) on November 22, 2019. Accordingly, the MIC hereby announces the same under the provision of Article 2-3 of the Rules for Enforcement of the NTT Act.

2. Date of commencement of business

NTT West has set the commencement date of business to Monday, December 23, 2020, in the notification.

3. Future plans

The content of a confirmation made by the MIC concerning the notified business will be posted in the portal site of the telecommunications competition policy.

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