December 13, 2019 Results of Appeal for Opinions on Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of Interconnection Tariff Relating to Category I Designated Telecommunications Facilities

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) made an appeal for opinions from Thursday, November 7 through Friday, December 6, 2019, on a draft ministerial ordinance for a partial revision of the interconnection tariff relating to category I designated telecommunications facilities. This tariff stipulates numerical values to calculate interconnection charges based on a long-run incremental cost method for fiscal 2020. As a result, three opinions were submitted. These opinions and the MIC’s views thereon are announced here.

1. Background and outline of the revision

The interconnection tariff for the subscriber exchange and relay exchange functions of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation’s category I designated telecommunications facilities are to be calculated according to a long-run incremental cost method.
To determine the numerical values used to calculate the value of net fixed assets and expenses to determine the interconnection tariff for fiscal 2020 based on the long-term incremental cost method, MIC has decided to revise Attachments 2-2 and 4-3 of the Rules of the Interconnection Tariff for Type 1 Designated Telecommunications Facilities (Ministerial Ordinance of MPT No. 64 of 2000) and Appended Tables 2-2 and 4-3 of the Ministerial Ordinance for the Partial Revision of the Interconnection Tariff of Class 1 Designated Telecommunications Facilities (Ministerial Ordinance of MIC No. 13 of 2019).
These numerical values are based on discussions at the 66th meeting of a study group on a long-run incremental cost model, which was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

2. Results of appeal for opinions

MIC made an appeal for opinions on the subject from Thursday, November 7 through Friday, December 6, and received three opinions.

3. Future plans

MIC will promptly revise the interconnection tariff relating to category I designated telecommunications facilities.

Contact

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