KDDI, SoftBank Corp. and Rakuten Mobile announce views on NTT Law

KDDI CORPORATION, SoftBank Corp., and Rakuten Mobile, Inc. announced their views on the “The NTT Law: Our Perspective” document issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation on October 19, 2023.

Currently, discussions are underway within the Liberal Democratic Party and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications regarding the future of the Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. Given its potential impact on Japan’s national interests and citizens’ lives, the three companies have highlighted the following three areas as especially significant.

There are certain descriptions in NTT’s Perspective that may result in inadequate mentions of or misunderstandings regarding the factual circumstances of the current legal framework related to the above areas, as outlined below.

While NTT’s Perspective is said to be identical to the document submitted to the Liberal Democratic Party’s Project Team on the Future of the Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation meeting that was held on October 19, 2023, considering the potential for misunderstandings regarding its content, it is crucial that discussions on the NTT Law be conducted in a manner that avoids any potential harm to Japan’s national interests and its citizens’ lives.

CT Bureau