January 17, 2020 Public Offer of Organizations to Implement Reception Difficulty Countermeasure Project

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) decided to make a public offer from Friday, January 17 through Thursday, February 6, 2020, for organizations to make environmental improvements and provide support for the smooth migration of conventional broadcasting to digital terrestrial broadcasting (under a reception difficulty countermeasure project) pertaining to the fiscal 2020 budget.
Analog terrestrial television broadcasting has ended nationwide by March 31, 2012, and has migrated to terrestrial digital broadcasting. However, in some areas, terrestrial digital broadcasting reception difficulty continues to occur due to the abnormal propagation of radio waves. It is necessary to take permanent measures to eliminate this problem.
Accordingly, MIC has decided to make the following public appeal for organizations to implement a reception difficulty countermeasure project pertaining to the fiscal 2020 budget.
MIC will make this offer before the fiscal 2020 budget bill passes the Diet so that eligible organizations can start the project as soon as possible. Therefore, it should be kept in mind that the implementation of the project and its contents and financial source for the project are subject to change according to the passage of the budget bill.
In addition, it should be kept in mind that the contents of the subsidy grant guidelines, including those for wireless system spread support, are subject to change.

Description

1. Period of submission

No later than 5:00 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2020.

2. Target organizations

Organizations with juridical personality

3. Target organizations, application requirements, and documents

The reception difficulty countermeasure project as part of subsidies for wireless system spread support. Refer to the application guidelines when applying.

4. How to submit application documents

Put a complete set of application documents (an original and a copy) in an envelope marked “Application documents for the reception difficulty countermeasure project.” (No application by fax or e-mail is accepted.)

Documents submitted will not be returned.

5. Screening method

After making a formal and written review of the selection, eligible organizations will be decided according to the opinions of external experts.