January 27, 2020 Revision of Guidelines on Application of the Telecommunications Business Act and Radio Act related to MVNO

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications hereby announces that it has revised the Guidelines on Application of the Telecommunications Business Act and Radio Act related to MVNO (originally established in June 2002) as a result of an appeal for opinions in response to the introduction of the future cost accounting method to Category II Designated Telecommunications Facilities.

1. Background

MIC made an appeal for opinions from Saturday, September 28 through Monday, October 28, 2019 and a re-appeal for opinions from Thursday, October 31 through Wednesday, November 13, 2019, on the partial revision of a ministerial ordinance and pertinent conditions concerning the introduction of the future cost accounting method to Category II Designated Telecommunications Facilities, and received a report of December 24, 2019 on this matter, from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council. Accordingly, MIC has today promulgated today the relevant ministerial ordinance, etc.

In this connection, MIC has revised the Guidelines on Application of the Telecommunications Business Act and Radio Act related to MVNO based on the appeal and re-appeal for opinions.

2. Content of announcement

Guidelines on Application of the Telecommunications Business Act and Radio Act related to MVNO (revised in January 2020)

3. Future plans

The revised guidelines will come into operation today (Monday, January 27, 2020).

Contact

For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html

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