February 15, 2019 Approval for Change of Interconnection Agreements related to Category I Designated Telecommunications Facilities of NTT East and NTT West (Revision related to Rule Change pertaining to cost burdens after removal of collocation facilities (Six-month Advanced Rule))

Report from Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has today received a report from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council in response to the MIC’s inquiry No. 3111 of December 7, 2018. The report was issued on the change of interconnection agreements related to the Category I designated telecommunications facilities of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT East and NTT West), i.e., a revision related to a rule change pertaining to cost burdens after removal of collocation facilities (six-month advanced rule)).
With consideration of the results of appeal for opinions over this matter and the report from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council, MIC will approve the applications for the revision from NTT East and NTT West promptly.

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