March 24, 2021 Decision on Grating Subsidy to Disaster Resistance Enhancement Project by Using Optical Cable TV to Establish New Daily Lives

Concerning the Disaster Resistance Enhancement Project by Using Optical Cable TV to Establish New Daily Lives on the fiscal 2020 third supplementary budget, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has selected the subsidy recipients shown below with consideration of the results of evaluation made by external experts.

1. Outlines of projects

This project subsidizes part of the maintenance cost of cable TV operators’ networks to strengthen disaster resistance by using optical cables and ensuring reliable and stable information transmission in times of disaster.

2. Grantees

MIC has decided on the following grantees with consideration of evaluation by external experts.

Prefecture	Applicant name
Iwate	Tono City
Nagano	Kiso Regional Union
Nara	Komadori Cable Co., Ltd.
Okayama	Ibara City
Okinawa	Miyako Television Co., Ltd.