December 23, 2022 Result of Solicitation of Opinions on Draft Revision of the Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Release of Revised Guidelines

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicited opinions on a draft revision of the Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act from Saturday, November 5 through Monday, December 5, 2022. As a result, 20 opinions were submitted. Accordingly, MIC has decided to open the opinions submitted and MIC's views on them, and the revised Guidelines to the public.

1. Results of solicitation of opinions

MIC’s Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act (hereinafter 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 1984).
Recently, MIC has decided to revise the Operation Guidelines to add specific case examples and clarify the rules in the Operation Guidelines. Accordingly, MIC made a solicitation of opinions from Saturday, November 5 through Monday, December 5, 2022.
As a result, 20 opinions were submitted.

2. Revision of the guidelines

Based on the results of the solicitation of opinions, MIC has revised the Guidelines for the Operation of Article 27-3 of the Telecommunications Business Act.

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