February 9, 2024 First Report from the Information and Communications Council on the Ideal State of Telecommunications Policy in Response to Changes in the Market Environment (Inquiry No. 28 of 2023)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) today received the first report from the Information and Communications Council (headed by ENDO Nobuhiro, Executive Advisor of NEC Corporation) on the Ideal State of Telecommunications Policy in Response to Changes in the Market Environment (dated August 28, 2023, Inquiry No. 28). The outline is shown below.

1. Background, etc.

On Monday, August 28, 2023, MIC sent an inquiry to the Information and Communications Council about the Ideal State of Telecommunications Policy in Response to Changes in the Market Environment. This issue was investigated and discussed by the Telecommunications Business Policy Committee (headed by MORIKAWA Hiroyuki, professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo) and the Special Subcommittee on Telecommunications Policy (headed by Chief Investigator YAMAUCHI Hirotaka, Project Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Musashino University). It was compiled as the first report at the general meeting of the Information and Communications Council held today.

2. Report overview

Today’s first report compiles future visions of information and communication infrastructure aiming for around 2030 and measures that should be implemented promptly to enhance the international competitiveness of the information and communication industry in light of technology advancements in IP, broadband, mobile, virtualization, and cloud computing, diversification and complication of competition among operators, and the decline in the international competitiveness of the information and communication industry.

3. Future plans

MIC will take necessary measures in response to the first report.

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