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Infrastructure (Telecom) Current Status of Tariffs and Services Diversification |
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Current Status of Rate Reductions
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Status of Tariffs and Services
Diversification |
a)
Diversification of services and tariffs
1) Diversification of services
i) Diversified telephone
services
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Services
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Service
providers
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Before
the Reform (before 1985)
Telephone service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international,
cellular and PHS carriers
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Leased
circuit service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional and international
carriers
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Telegraph,
Telegram and 19 other services
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NTT
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After
the Reform (from 1985)
ISDN service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional and international
carriers
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Frame-Relay
service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional and international
carriers
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Internet
access service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional , international,
cellular and PHS carriers
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Cell-relay
and three other services
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ii)
Diversified telephone service functions
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Functions
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Service
providers
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Before
the Reform (before 1985)
Push-phone (Touch-tone) connection
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NTT, regional carriers (cellular and PHS carriers deal with
touch-tone only)
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Call-waiting
service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, cellular and PHS carriers
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15 other
services
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NTT
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After
the Reform (from 1985)
Number information sending function
(Direct dialing-in service)
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international and cellular carriers
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Called
party billing service
(Toll-free number service)
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international and cellular carriers
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Message
dial service
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NTT and
cellular carriers
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Incoming
call abbreviated dialing service
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NTT,
long-distance carriers, regional carriers international carriers and
cellular carriers
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Caller line
indication
(Caller ID display/announcement service)
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NTT,
cellular and PHS carriers
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Number-of-calls
counting
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NTT
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Virtual
Private Network Service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international and cellular carriers
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Nuisance
call blocking service
(Malicious calls blocking service)
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NTT, and
cellular carriers
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Character
display service (P-Mail)
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Called
party limitation use
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PHS
carriers
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Location
information service
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PHS
carriers
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24 other
functions
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iii) Diversified leased circuit services
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Services
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Service
providers
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Before
the Reform (before 1985)
General leased circuit service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, and international carriers
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High-speed
digital transmission service
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NTT,
long-distance, and regional carriers
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After
the Reform (from 1985)
ATM leased circuit service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, and international carriers
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Integrated
leased circuit service
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NTT,
long-distance carriers
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b) Diversification of tariffs
i) Diversified telephone service tariffs
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Services
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Service
providers
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Discount
services for nighttime and holidays
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international, cellular and PHS carriers
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Discount
services regardless of calling hours and date
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, international, and cellular carriers
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Time
limitation discount services (Evenings, weekends and holidays)
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Cellular
carriers
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Discount
service for specified destination
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Long-distance,
international, and cellular carriers
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Discount
service for specified area code
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NTT,
long-distance carriers
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Latenight +
early morning flat-rate service
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NTT
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Volume-sensitive
type large-volume discount service
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International,
cellular, and PHS carriers
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Long-term
contract discount service
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Non-voice
communications discount service
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Multiple-circuits
contract discount services
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Monthly
basic charge with free calls
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Time
contract discount service
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Cellular
carriers, and PHS carriers
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Discount
services for specified destination (regardless of calling hours)
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PHS
carriers
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Specified
date discount services (regardless of calling hours)
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Cellular
carriers
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Short
call-duration charge
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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Discount
service for domestic/international combined rate
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International,
and long-distance carriers
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Extended-area
local calling plan
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NTT
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Non-voice
communications discount service
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PHS, and
cellular carriers
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Reduced
rates for local long duration calls
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NTT
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Discount
service for combined multiple services
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Cellular,
and PHS carriers
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ii) Diversified leased circuit tariffs
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Services
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Service
providers
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Long-term
contract discount service
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NTT,
long-distance, regional, and international carriers
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Large-volume
discount service
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NTT,
regional carriers
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Bulk-circuit
discount service
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Regional,
and international carriers
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