Japan Profile (Latest data available: 2013)

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Japan Profile (Latest data available: 2013)

Various statistics (Latest data available: 2013)

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Households with a computer (%)

Households with Internet access at home (%)

Individuals using the Internet (%)

Policy Maker (Latest data available: 2013)

Please provide the name and contact details of the

Policy-Maker.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Comunications

Regulatory Authority (Latest data available: 2013)

Name of the telecom/ICT regulator Ministry of Internal Affairs and Comunications

Please provide the name of the Head of the

Regulatory Authority

Please provide the exact title of the Head of the

Regulatory Authority.

Legal document creating the regulator

Year separate regulator created

Regulator also regulates other utilities

Regulator autonomous in decision making

Who is responsible for approving the budget of the

Regulator?

Sources of regulator’s budget and % financed from each source

Reporting requirements of the regulator

Entity in charge of licensing

Regulatory Functions (Latest data available: 2013)

S

Entity in charge of interconnection rates

Entity in charge of price regulation

S Op M*

S Op M*

M: telecommunications carriers with Category 1 designate telecommunications facilities that are required to obtain an authorization of interconnection tariffs.

M: telecommunications carriers with Category 1 designate telecommunications facilities that are required to obtain an authorization of user charges, in case that such carriers set user charges in excess of the regulated level of the price cap.

Entity in charge of technical standards setting

Entity in charge of radio frequency allocation and assignment

Spectrum Monitoring and Enforcement

Entity in charge of numbering

Entity in charge of type approval

Entity in charge of service quality monitoring2002

S

S

S

S

S

M*

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50.4

115.2

28.8

120.5

76.2

86.2

86.2

Entity in charge of universal service/access S M* M: Sector Ministry/ The minister of the Sector

Ministry designate sthe operator.

Quality of service standards setting

Entity in charge of enforcement of quality of service obligations

Entity in charge of broadcasting (radio and TV transmission)

Entity in charge of broadcasting content

S

S

S

S

Entity in charge of Information Technology

Entity in charge of Internet content

S: Sector Ministry

O: Other Ministry or Government body

R: Regulatory Authority

Op: Operator

N: Not regulated

M: If more than one entity or another body is involved in this function, please explain

Local Fixed Line Services

Domestic fixed long distance

Level of Competition (Latest data available: 2013)

C

C

International Fixed Long Distance

Mobile

IMT (3G, 4G, etc.)

Wireless Local Loop

DSL

Cable modem

Fixed Wireless Broadband

Leased Lines

International Gateways

Internet Services

Cable Television

Fixed Satellite Services (FSS)

Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

VSAT C

M: Monopoly

P: Partial competition (year when competition was introduced)

C: Full competition (year when competition was introduced)

N: N/A

C*

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Universal Service - services covered and operator obligations (Latest data available: 2013)

Definition of universal service/access exists Yes

Universal access/service policy adopted Yes

Voice services included in Universal service/access definition

Internet services included in Universal service/access definition

Other services included in Universal service/access definition

• Fixed line private residential service as part of universal service definition

• Fixed line public payphone service as part of universal service definition

• Emergency services as part of universal service definition

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Operators under universal access/service obligation • None of the above, please explain: Telecommunications Carriers designated through provision of the Telecommunications business law(Eligible Telecommunications Carriers),

Operators/service providers required to offer belowcost prices

No

Financing of Universal Service activities and/or Universal Service Funds (Latest data available: 2013)

Means of financing operator(s) universal access/service obligations

Operational Universal Service Fund

• Cross-subsidy between own services (internal financing)

• Universal service funds

Yes

If Yes, when?

Operators/ service providers required to contribute to

USF

• None of the above, please identify: Telecommunications Carriers designated through provision of the Telecommunications business law(Interconnecting Telecommunications Carriers, etc.).,

Means of calculating USF contribution amounts

USF financed by other sources

• Other Indicate: share of the allocated telecommunications number,

No

USF budget financing by source (in percentage)

Regulator administrating USF

If No, name the entity responsible [2012]

No

Telecommunications Carriers Association(Universal

Telecommunications Service Support Institution)

No Other financing mechanisms for the provision of

Universal service

If Yes, please explain

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