April 1, 2020 Decision on Subsidized Entity (Executive Organization) for FY2020 Project on Promoting Advanced Radio Environment Improvements

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has selected the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ) as a subsidized entity (executive organization) for the FY2020 project on promoting advanced radio environment improvements.

1. Overview

The project on promoting advanced radio environment improvements subsidizes a part of the costs of local governments, third-sector corporations, and telecommunications carriers to install optical fibers that are prerequisites for high-speed, large-capacity wireless stations in geographically disadvantaged areas.

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 a subsidized entity (executive organization).

Recently, MIC has selected the subsidized entity specified below.

In the future, the subsidized entity (executive organization) will make an open call for participants for indirect subsidy projects.

2. Subsidized entity (executive organization)

MIC made a public appeal from January 16 through February 7, 2020 for a subsidized entity (executive organization), and as a result, it has selected the following organization:

Subsidized entity (executive organization):
Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ)