March 6, 2020 Public Appeal for Opinions on Draft Ministerial Ordinance, etc. for Partial Revisions to Essential Standards for Establishing Radio Stations other than Broadcast Stations

Institutional development for the use of mobile phone deterrent devices for practical stations

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has drafted a ministerial ordinance and notices. The ministerial ordinance and notices will partially revise the Essential Standards for Establishing Radio Stations other than Broadcast Stations. These revisions will allow the use of mobile phone deterrent devices that have been introduced for experimental test stations since 1998 and expanding the coverage of base stations and land mobile relay stations in times of disaster.
In this connection, MIC has decided to make an appeal for opinions from Saturday, March 7 through Monday, April 6, 2020.

1. Background and outline of the revision

1. Use of mobile phone deterrent devices for practical stations

Mobile phone deterrent devices have been introduced as experimental test stations since 1998 to prevent the inconvenience caused by ringtones from mobile phones in concert halls. The report of the Growth Strategy Roundtable Meeting on Effective Use of Radio Waves compiled in August 2018 indicated the idea of promoting the use of mobile phone deterrent devices for practical stations.
With consideration of these results, the institutional development will put mobile phone deterrence devices into practical use as radio stations, and related regulations concerning establishment conditions and operation rules of which users should be informed.

2. Expansion of base stations and land mobile relay stations for natural disasters

The above will permit the temporary establishment and operation of base stations and land mobile relay stations to be mounted on ships or moored drones with an automatic position holding function in the event of damage to mobile phones and other infrastructure due to natural disasters

MIC has therefore drafted a ministerial ordinance and notices that partially revise the Essential Standards for Establishing Radio Stations other than Broadcast Stations and decided to make an appeal for opinions.

2. Subject and procedure of appeal for opinions

Subject

Draft ministerial ordinance

  • 1.
    Draft Ministerial Ordinance, etc. for Partial Revisions to Essential Standards for Establishing Radio Stations other than Broadcast Stations

Draft notice

  • 2.
    Draft Notice to Determine Allowable Value of Unnecessary Emission Intensity of Wireless Station that Suppresses Portable Wireless Communications, etc.
  • 3.
    Draft Notice for Partial Revision of MPT Notice No. 1717 of 1955 (on radio stations that can omit the provision of clocks, radio station documents, etc. and the scope of those that can be omitted, as well as special provisions for locations where they can be installed or cases where they can be shared)
  • 4.
    Draft Notice for Partial Revision of MPT Notice No. 240 of 1990 (for defining simple operations that do not require the qualification of radio operators)
  • 5.
    Notice for Partial Revision of MIC Notice No. 860 of 2006 (on a code table for entering in the radio station statement to be attached to radio station license applications)

Official Directive

  • 6.
    Draft Official Directive (MIC Directive No. 67 2001) for Partial Revision of Examination Standards related to the Radio Act

Submission period

From Saturday, March 7, 2020, and no later than Monday, April 6, 2020
(Opinions, if submitted by mail, will be accepted if postmarked the same day.)
For details, see the linked procedure for the public appeal for opinions.

3. Future plans

MIC will revise the ministerial ordinance and notices with consideration of the result of the appeal for opinions.

4. Method for obtaining references

MIC will post references on the press release mage of MIC’s official website (https://www.soumu.go.jp) around 2 pm today and also make them available for viewing and obtaining copies at the MIC’s Land Mobile Communications Division, Telecommunications Bureau (Central Gov’t Building No. 2 10F). Furthermore, the references will be posted on the public comment page of the e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/ Open a new window).

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

International Policy Division, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC

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