March 26, 2020 Approval for Change of General Conditions of Contracts for Interconnection Relating to Category I Designated Telecommunications Facilities of NTT-East and NTT-West (Revision of Interconnection Charges for FY2020 Based on a Long-run Incremental Cost Method)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) received a report today from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council concerning an inquiry (revision of interconnection charges for FY2020 based on a long-run incremental cost method) (Inquiry No. 3126, February 7, 2020) for changes of the general conditions of contracts for interconnection relating to category I designated telecommunications facilities of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT-East and NTT-West).
Based on this report, the changes are to be approved forthwith.

1. Outline of Changes

The Ministerial Ordinance for Revisions to Rules of the Interconnection Charges for Category I Designated Telecommunications Facilities (MIC Ordinance No. 1 of 2020) has been promulgated and partially enforced since January 10, 2020. Accordingly, to specify the interconnection charges for fiscal 2020 based on the long-run incremental cost method, necessary changes shall be made to the general conditions of contracts for interconnection of NTT-East and NTT-West.

2. Future plans

With consideration of this report, MIC will promptly give its approval.

3. How to obtain further reference information

Further reference information can be viewed, and copies handed out, at the contact window of the MIC division which is in charge. In addition, it is also listed on the e-Government website ‘Public Comments’ (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/ ).