July 15, 2022 Results of Solicitation of Opinions on Draft Ministerial Order for Partial Amendment to Regulation for Enforcement of the Radio Act and Other Draft Amendments, and Report from the Radio Regulatory Council

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicited opinions from Thursday, May 26, through Friday, June 24, in the following procedure, on a draft ministerial ordinance for partial revisions to Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Act, in order to make institutional improvements necessary towards the introduction of 5.2 GHz band in-vehicle wireless LAN and 6 GHz band wireless LAN. As a result, nine opinions were submitted. Accordingly, MIC discloses the submitted opinions along with MIC's views on the opinions to the public.
Considering the results of the opinions received, MIC submitted an inquiry about the appropriateness of a finalized draft to the Radio Regulatory Council (Chaired by HIBINO Takashi, Chairman of the Members of the Board of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.) today. Then MIC received a report from the Radio Regulatory Council stating its approval regarding the appropriateness.
MIC will promptly make institutional development for the relevant ministerial ordinance, based on the results of opinions submitted and the report from the Radio Regulatory Council.

1. Outline of revision

As the volume of communication traffic has been expected to increase along with the increase in the use of the Internet for teleworking and online event streaming in recent years, 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.
This revision is for institutional developments to achieve the introduction of 5.2 GHz band in-vehicle wireless LAN and 6 GHz band wireless LAN, considering the content of the partial report.

2. Subject 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)

3. Report from the Radio Regulatory Council

Considering the results of the opinions received, MIC submitted an inquiry about the appropriateness of a finalized draft to the Radio Regulatory Council today, and received a report from the Council stating its approval regarding the appropriateness.

4. Future schedule

MIC will promptly make the institutional development of relevant regulations based on the results of opinions submitted and the report from the Radio Regulatory Council.

5. How to obtain reference information

MIC will make the reference information available for viewing and obtaining copies at the Land Mobile Communications Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau, MIC (10th Floor, MIC).

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