Impact and preliminary results of telecommunications deregulation in Japan

Author

Ishikawa, Hiroshi ; Nishimura, Ken-ichi

Author_Institution

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japan

Volume

36

Issue

7

fYear

1998

fDate

7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

104

Abstract

Telecommunications deregulation in Japan has led to increased competition in telecommunications and expansion of the cable TV business. The number of telecommunication carriers has increased rapidly, resulting in the diversification of telecommunication services and reduction of charges. In the cable TV business, two multisystem operators appeared, and at the same time there was a dramatic increase in the number of cable TV subscribers. In this article the impact and preliminary results of telecommunications deregulation in Japan are outlined for the two cases of deregulation of interconnectivity among telecommunications carriers and that of the cable TV business

Keywords

cable television; government policies; legislation; tariffs; Japan; cable TV; charges; interconnectivity; multisystem operators; subscribers; telecommunication carriers; telecommunication services; telecommunications deregulation; Cable TV; Communication cables; Communication industry; Communication switching; Internet; Mobile handsets; Switches; Telecommunication services; Telegraphy; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.689640

Filename

689640