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GENERAL AGREEMENT S/NGBT/W/3/Add.17/Corr.1
20December 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES
(94-2856)
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications Original: English
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN
Response toQuestionnaire onBasic Telecommunications
Corrigendum
ThefollowingcommunicationiscirculatedattherequestofJapantoMembersoftheNegotiating
Group onBasic Telecommunications.
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Please notethefollowing corrections todocument S/NGBT/W/3/Add.17:
(1) Page 2,answer 2:thirdline,replace "switches, transmission routes andother fundamental
network facilities" with"telecommunications circuit facilities (which mean transmission line
facilities connecting transmitting points withreceiving points, switching facilities installed as
inseparable units therefrom, andother facilities accessory tosuchfacilities) ...".
(2) Page 4,answer of(v)Licensing :delete second paragraph, andreplace with"Permission
standards toconduct Type Ibusinesses arestipulated inArticle 10anddisqualifications for
permission arestipulated inArticle 11.TheRadio Lawrequires licences forradio stations.
Aperson whoapplies foralicence shallpayfees. Licences forradio stations aregranted under
suchcriteria asconformity totechnical standards andthefeasibility offrequencies being
assigned".
(3) Page5,answer 10:firstline,replace "installation andsupply ofnetworks established privately
bytelecommunications suppliers" with"organizing andoffering aprivate network bya
telecommunications supplier".
(4) Page 5,PartIII,answer 3:fourth line,replace "Administrative" with"Litigation".
(5) Page 6,answer 6:delete paragraph, andreplace with"Atpresent theGOJhastheauthority
toassign thefollowing numbers andIDcodes. These numbers andIDsareassigned to
telecommunication carriers which provide corresponding services. Allofthese numbers and
IDsarespecified byMPT:
(1) Prefix fordomestic long-distance carriers
(2) Prefix forinternational carriers
(3) IDcodes ofmobile carriers
(4) IDcodes ofdatanetworks".
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(6) Page 8,answer 20:thirdline,replace "Mergers ofType ICarriers" with"Transfer ortaking
overoftelecommunications businesses andmerger ofjuridical persons" ....
(7) Page 9,answer 24:delete firstlineandreplace with"The Principle ofnon-discrimination
isapplied totariffs established byTape ICarriers, including volume discounts".
(8) Page 9,answer 28:insert "(3)Telecommunications service suppliers mustobtain alicence
from MPT when theywishtooperate aradio station".
(9) Page 9,answer 28:insert afterthirdunnumbered paragraph "Type Icarriers may, when it
isnecessary andreasonable touseother persons 'landorbuildings orother structures for
establishing wires andcables, antennas orother facilities, request theowner ofthelandetc.
tonegotiate thecreation ofaright tousethelandetc.,subject totheauthorization ofthe
prefectural governor whohasjurisdiction overtheplace where suchlandetc.,islocated".
(10) Page 9,answer 30:insert afterparagraph "National treatment withrespect tolicences for
Radio Stations isincluded inAnswer 5ofthispart".
(11) Page10,answer 31:delete paragraph andreplace with"Thecategories oftelecommunications
servicesaredeterminedinaccordancewiththeclassificationstipulatedintheapplicableordinance
ofMPT. Thecategories areasfollows:
(1) Voice telephone
(2) Telegraph
(3) Private leased circuit
(4) Datacommunication
(5) Digital datatransmission
(6) Paging
(7) Other
MPT creates anewcategory ofanewservice byamending theordinance ifnecessary".