November 2, 2020 Additional Public Appeal for FY2020 Project on Promoting Advanced Radio Environment Improvements (based on Secondary Supplementary Budget)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ), the executive organization of MIC’s fiscal 2020 project on promoting advanced radio environment improvements, have decided to make an additional public appeal from Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 20, 2020, for the project.

1. Overview

The project on promoting advanced radio environment improvements supports the development of transmission line facilities of local governments and telecommunications carriers, which serve as a prerequisite for high-speed and large-capacity wireless communications.
The project is divided into direct subsidy project plans that provide direct assistance to prefectures, municipalities, and third-sector corporations, and indirect subsidy project plans that provide indirect assistance to telecommunications carriers through the executive organization.

2. Public appeal for direct subsidy project plans

1. Implementing entities

Prefectures, municipalities, and third sector corporations

2. Period of submission

From Monday, November 2, 2020, and no later than noon on November 20, 2020.

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  The implementation content may be revised in case of a large number of applications.
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  Applicants should contact MIC (the Regional Bureau of Telecommunications office that has jurisdiction over the project implementation area or the Okinawa Office of Telecommunications in the case of Okinawa) in advance.

3. Method of submitting proposals

Create application documents by the subsidy grant guidelines for the support project of wireless system diffusion costs and Manual of Project on Promoting Advanced Radio Environment Improvements, and mail the application documents or email them as specified below.

• Submit the application documents (one original and one copy) and electronic data on the application documents to the Regional Bureau of Telecommunications office that has jurisdiction over the project implementation area or the Okinawa Office of Telecommunications in the case of Okinawa).
  Submit the electronic data using email or a large-capacity file transfer system specified by MIC.

4. Future schedule (tentative)

Informal announcement of adoption
After mid-December 2020
Grant decision
Later in sequence

3. Public appeal for indirect subsidy project plans

1. Implementing entity

Telecommunications carriers (excluding prefectures, municipalities, and third sector corporations)

2. Period of submission

From Monday, November 2, 2020, and no later than noon on November 20, 2020.

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  The implementation content may be revised in case of a large number of applications.

3. Method of application

Check the CIAJ’s website at the following URL:
URL：https://www.ciaj.or.jp/en/

4. Future schedule (tentative)

Informal announcement of adoption
After mid-December 2020
Grant decision
Later in sequence