March 26, 2020 Approval for Change of Interconnection Tariffs Relating to Category I Designated Telecommunications Facilities of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (Revision of Interconnection Fees, etc., in FY2020)

Report from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) received today a report from the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council concerning approval (revision of interconnection fees, etc., in FY2020) (Inquiry No. 3125, effective January 17, 2020) for changes of the interconnection tariffs relating to category I designated telecommunications facilities of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation.
With consideration of this report, MIC will promptly give its approval to changes in the interconnection tariffs.

1. Overview

  1. 1.
    Revision of fiscal 2020 interconnection charges for subscriber optical fiber lines
    In principle, the future cost accounting method is applied to the calculation of interconnection charges for subscriber optical fiber lines. The partial change will apply to the revision of the fiscal 2020 interconnection charges for subscriber optical fiber lines. In order to do so, a part of the connection terms should be changed.
  2. 2.
    Revision of fiscal 2020 interconnection charges for the next-generation network (NGN)
    In principle, the future cost accounting method is applied to the NGN. The partial change will also apply to the revision of the fiscal 2020 interconnection charges for the NGN.
  3. 3.
    Revision of fiscal 2020 interconnection charges based on historical cost accounting
    The historical cost accounting method is applied to metal (dry copper) subscriber lines and leased lines. The partial change will revise the interconnection charges for them.

2. Future plans

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

3. How to obtain further reference information

The documents of the reference information will be posted to the Press Releases section of the MIC website (https://www.soumu.go.jp), and they can be viewed, and copies taken, at the contact window of the Tariff and Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Telecommunications Business Department in the Telecommunications Bureau at MIC.

Contact

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