March 31, 2020 Decision to Grant Subsidies for Project for Promoting Fiber Optic Conversion of Cable TV Networks for Disaster Resistance Enhancement under FY2019 Supplementary Budget

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), in view of the valued opinion of external experts regarding granting subsidies for a Project for Promoting Fiber Optic Conversion of Cable TV Networks for Disaster Resistance Enhancement under a FY2019 supplementary budget, has determined the following:

1. Project overview

This project is intended to assist in part of the maintenance costs for enhancing disaster resistance by using optical cables for the networks of cable TV operators in order to ensure that networks are resilient to damage, and to ensure reliable and stable information transmissions in the event of a disaster.

2. Subsidies granted

MIC has decided to grant subsidies to the following 11 applicants based on an evaluation by external experts.

Prefecture	Applicant name
Nagano Prefecture	Regional Union
Tottori Prefecture	Misasa-cho
Okayama Prefecture	Ibaraichi City
Yamaguchi Prefecture	Nagato City
Tokushima Prefecture	Naka-cho
Oita Prefecture	Saiki City
Oita Prefecture	Usuki City
Oita Prefecture	Kunisaki City
Oita Prefecture	Kitsuki City
Miyazaki Prefecture	Misato-cho
Okinawa Prefecture	Miyako Televisi on Co.,Ltd.