May 25, 2022 Solicitation of Opinions on Draft Ministerial Order for Partial Amendment to Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act and Other Draft Amendments

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) drafted amendments to the ministerial order and notices related to the Radio Act in order to make institutional improvement for the introduction of 5.2 GHz band in-vehicle wireless LAN and 6 GHz band wireless LAN. Accordingly, MIC will solicit opinions on these drafts from Thursday, May 26 through Friday, June 24, 2022.

1. Background

In recent years, as the communication traffic volume has been expected to increase along with the increase in the use of the Internet for teleworking and online event streaming, there has been an urgent need to upgrade wireless LAN systems and expand useful frequencies.
In addition, in anticipation of the use of video distribution services in vehicles, there is growing demand for the introduction of in-vehicle wireless LAN systems.
In light of such background, in 2021, the Information and Communications Council started deliberation on technical requirements relating to the introduction of 5.2 GHz band in-vehicle wireless LAN and technical requirements relating to the introduction of 6 GHz band wireless LAN. MIC received partial reports on these topics from the Council in March and April 2022, respectively.
Based on these reports, MIC drafted a ministerial order for partial amendment to the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act and other amendments in order to achieve the introduction of 5.2 GHz band in-vehicle wireless LAN and 6 GHz band wireless LAN and develop other necessary provisions. Accordingly, MIC will solicit opinions on these drafts.

2. Subjects and procedure of solicitation of opinions

• Subjects of solicitation of opinions
  • 1.
    Draft ministerial order for partial amendment to the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act (Radio Regulatory Commission Rules No. 14 of 1950) and others
  • 2.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial change to the Frequency Assignment Plan (MIC Notice No. 411 of 2020)
  • 3.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 108 of 2019 (Notice to define the frequencies and locations to be separately notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications based on the provisions of Article 6, Paragraph 4, Item 4(3) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act)
  • 4.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to the Notice to establish conditions to be separately notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications prescribed in Article 6, Paragraph 4, Item 4(4) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act
  • 5.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 264 of 2019 (Notice to establish conditions to be separately notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications prescribed in Article 6-2-4 of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act)
  • 6.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 31 of 2019 (Notice to define the radio equipment to be separately notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications based on the provisions of Article 14-2, Paragraph 1, Items 2 and 3 and Paragraph 2, Items 2 and 3 of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act)
  • 7.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 48 of 2007 (Notice to define technical requirements for radio equipment of radio stations for low-power data communication systems)
  • 8.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to the Notice to define technical requirements for radio equipment of radio stations for low-power data communication systems based on the provisions of Article 49-20, Item 4(k) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act
  • 9.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 99 of 2004 (Notice to define test methods related to technical standard conformity approval for terminal equipment)
  • 10.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MPT Notice No. 72 of 1994 (Notice to define terminal facilities that use radio waves and do not refuse connection requests from users)
  • 11.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MPT Notice No. 424 of 1994 (Notice to define conditions for identification codes based on the provisions of Article 9 of the Order Concerning Terminal Facilities, etc. and customer-owned and maintained telecommunications facilities to which the provisions of Article 9 of the same Order apply mutatis mutandis)
  • 12.
    Draft ministerial notice for partial amendment to MIC Notice No. 87 of 2011 (Notice to define electrical conditions of IP telephone terminals and dedicated communications line equipment)
• Period for submission of opinions

From Thursday, May 26 to no later than Friday, June 24, 2022
(Opinions, if submitted by mail, will be accepted if postmarked on or before the deadline.)

3. Points to note in submitting opinions

An opinion submitted may be officially announced along with the submitter’s name (if the submitter is a corporate entity, only its name and the name of its representative; names of individuals are not announced) and information on other attributes.
Please understand that MIC is not able to give any specific answer to individual opinions submitted.

4. Future schedule

MIC will consult the Radio Regulatory Council about these draft amendments in consideration of submitted opinions and, if it obtains a report from the Council, it will promptly conduct the necessary procedures to amend the relevant order and notices.

5. How to obtain reference information

MIC will make the reference information available for viewing and obtaining copies at the Fixed Radio Communications Office, Fixed and Satellite Radio Communications Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau, MIC (10th Floor, MIC). MIC will also post the reference information on the public comment page of e-Gov

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