September 16, 2022 Decision on Granting FY2022 Subsidy for Project to Support Radio System Dissemination (Covering Radio Wave Shielding Measures Targeting Medical Facilities) and Additional Public Solicitation

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to grant a subsidy to the Japan Mobile Communications Infrastructure Association (a public interest incorporated association). This subsidy will cover its project on radio wave shielding measures against mobile phone signals targeting medical facilities within the scope of projects to support radio system dissemination. Further, additional public solicitation will be made from Friday, September 16 to Friday, December 23.

1. Subsidy recipient

Japan Mobile Communications Infrastructure Association (a public interest incorporated association)

2. Project outline

Target facilities Total project expense Subsidy amount Service provider
Shingu Municipal Medical Center
(Wakayama Prefecture)
79,146,000 yen 26,382,000 yen NTT Docomo, Inc.
KDDI Corporation
SoftBank Corp.
Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
Nagahama Red Cross Hospital
(Shiga Prefecture)
171,720,000 yen 57,240,000 yen

Overview of the project to support radio system dissemination (Covering radio wave shielding measures)

The government subsidizes part of the installation costs of mobile communications relay facilities in places where radio waves are shielded, including the areas of road tunnels, railway tunnels, and medical facilities(*), for organizations, such as general incorporated associations.

  • 1.
    Business entities: Organizations, such as general incorporated associations
  • 2.
    Target areas: Road tunnels, railway tunnels, and medical facilities
  • 3.
    Targets of subsidies: Mobile communications relay facilities (including towers, office buildings, antennas, and optical cables)
  • 4.
    Subsidy rate: 1/2 for road tunnels and 1/3 for railway tunnels and medical facilities
  • (*)
    The target medical facilities are core disaster base hospitals and regional disaster base hospitals, provided that each of these core disaster base hospitals has approximately 300 beds or more, and its secondary medical area covered is a local city or a depopulated area.

3. Others (start of additional public solicitation)

If you wish to implement projects under this fiscal year's budget, please check the Subsidy Grant Guidelines for the Support Project of Wireless System Diffusion Costs and the procedure of solicitation before making inquiries individually to the contact point below.
The deadline for the application is Friday, December 23.

  • *
    The published material is in Japanese only.

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