May 21, 2021 Decision on Grating Subsidy to Disaster Resistance Enhancement Project by Using Optical Cable TV to Establish New Daily Lives

Concerning the project named “Disaster Resistance Enhancement Project by Using Optical Cable TV to Establish New Daily Lives” under the fiscal 2021 initial budget, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has selected the subsidy recipients shown below considering the results of external experts’ evaluation.

1. Outlines of project

This project subsidizes a part of cable TV operators’ network maintenance cost 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
Nara Komadori Cable Co., Ltd.
Okayama Takahashi City
Yamaguchi Nagato City
Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Cable Vision Co., Ltd.

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