March 6, 2025 Results of the Solicitation for Opinions on the Draft Notice Partially Amending Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 183 of 2023 (Public Notice of Wholesale Telecommunications Services Pursuant to Article 25-7-5, Paragraph 3 of the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act) (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft Notice")

　The MIC solicited opinions on the Draft Notice from Saturday, January 18, 2025, to Monday, February 17, 2025.
　As a result, one opinion was submitted.

1. Background and outline of the amendment

　Currently, optical IP telephony is defined as a specified wholesale telecommunications service in the public notice issued under Article 25-7-5, Paragraph 3 of the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act.
　In response to the transition of fixed-line telephones to IP networks, the Study Group on Calculation of Connection Charges conducted studies on specified wholesale telecommunications services for optical IP telephony. Based on these studies, the MIC has decided to partially amend Notice No. 183 of 2023 (Public Notice of Wholesale Telecommunications Services Pursuant to Article 25-7-5, Paragraph 3 of the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act).

2. Future plans

　Based on the results of the opinion solicitation, the MIC will amend the public notice promptly.