December 26, 2019 Official Announcement of Notification Content Concerning Utilization Business of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (President: Fukuzo Inoue) (hereinafter “NTT East”) recently made notification regarding a business (hereinafter “utilization business”) pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (Act No. 85 of 1984, hereinafter the “NTT Act”), and accordingly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) hereby officially announces the contents of the same.

1. Background

When NTT East intends to conduct any utilization business, it shall notify the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of matters prescribed by Ministerial Ordinance of the MIC in advance pursuant to the provision of Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the NTT Act.
Based on this provision, NTT East 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 December 20, 2019. Accordingly, the MIC hereby officially announces the same in accordance with the provision of Article 2-3 of the Rules for Enforcement of the NTT Act.

2. Date of commencement of business

NTT East has set the commencement date of business to Friday, January 31, 2020, in the written 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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