September 26, 2022 Solicitation of Opinions on Approval of Amount and Providing Method of Grants and Approval of Amounts and Collection Method of Contributions based on Universal Service System

The Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council received an inquiry today from the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. This inquiry is for approval of the amount and a providing method of grants based on Article 109, Paragraph 1 of the Telecommunications Business Act and approval of the amount and collection method of contributions based on Article 110, Paragraph 2 of said Act. MIC will solicit opinions on this approval from Tuesday, September 27, through Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

1. Outline of the application

On September 15, 2022, the Telecommunications Carriers Association, a basic telecommunications service support organization, made the applications to the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. One of the applications is for approval of the amount and a providing method of grants to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation, which are qualified telecommunications carriers pursuant to the provisions of Article 109, Paragraph 1 of the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984). The other application is for approval of the amount and collection method of contributions for each interconnected telecommunications carrier that should pay the contribution based on Article 110, Paragraph 2 of the same Act.

2. Procedure of solicitation of opinions

Subject

Application for approval of the amount and providing method of grants
Application for approval of the amount and collection method of contributions

Submission deadline

No later than Wednesday, October 26, 2022 (submission of opinions by postal mail must also arrive no later than the deadline)

3. Future schedule

With consideration of opinions submitted, the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council will investigate and deliberate on the approvals and report the result to the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.

4. How to obtain reference information

MIC will make the reference information available for viewing and obtaining copies at the Tariff and Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Telecommunications Bureau, MIC (10th Floor, Central Government Building No.2).
These materials will also be posted on the public comment page of the e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/).

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