July 22, 2020 Appeal for Opinions on Draft Partial Report on Ideal State of Interconnection System with Consideration of the Stage of Migration to IP Networks―Policy Arrangement for Starting IP Interconnection

The Telecommunications Business Policy Committee (chaired by Hirotaka Yamauchi, Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University) of the Information and Communications Council has today drafted a partial report in response to inquiry number 1230 of April 6, 2020, about the ideal state of an interconnection system with consideration of the stage of migration to IP networks.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will make an appeal for opinions from Thursday, July 23 through Wednesday, August 26, 2020, on the partial report.

1. Background

In response to an inquiry from the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications on Monday, April 6, 2020, about the ideal state of an interconnection system with consideration of the stage of migration to IP networks, the Information and Communications Council has been conducting a study and deliberation at the Telecommunications Business Policy Committee and the Interconnection Policy Subcommittee.
The Telecommunications Business Policy Committee held the 53rd meeting today, where the drafted partial report was issued. Accordingly, MIC has decided to make this appeal for opinions on the draft from Thursday, July 23, through Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

2. Appeal for opinions

Draft Partial Report on Ideal State of Interconnection System with Consideration of the Stage of Migration to IP Networks―Policy Arrangement for Starting IP Interconnection

3．Submission deadline

No later than Wednesday, August 26, 2020 (Submission of opinions by mail must also arrive no later than the deadline date.)

4．Future plans

With consideration of the appeal for opinions, the Telecommunications Business Policy Committee will deliberate on the finalization of the partial report.