August 7, 2020 Appeal for Opinions on Draft Revision of Guidelines for Operation of Article 27-3 of Telecommunications Business Act

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has decided to make an appeal for opinions from Saturday, August 8 through Friday, September 11, 2020, on the draft revision of the Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act.

1. Overview

MIC’s Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act (hereafter referred to as “the Operation Guidelines”) has been established to show the concrete concept and case examples of the operation of Article 27-3 and relevant provisions of the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1974).
Recently, MIC has decided to revise the Operation Guidelines to add specific case examples and clarify the rules in the Operation Guidelines.

2. Appeal for opinions

  • 1.
    Target of appeal for opinions: Draft Revision of Guidelines for Operation of Article 27-3 of Telecommunications Business Act
  • 2.
    Period of submission: From Saturday, August 8 and no later than Friday, September 11, 2020

The attachments and reference information will be posted on the public comment page of the e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/en/ Open a new window).

3. Future plans

With consideration of opinions submitted, MIC will promptly revise the Operation Guidelines.

Contact

For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html

International Policy Division, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC

TEL: +81 3 5253 5920

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