Regarding the communication failure that occurred at NTT West last month, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Terada said, "It corresponds to a serious accident under the Telecommunications Business Act," and will take appropriate measures after receiving a detailed report from the company. I was.
On the 25th of last month, NTT West suffered an Internet communication failure using optical lines in a wide area including the Kansai region, affecting up to 2.11 million lines, of which up to 630,000 lines could not be connected for 48 minutes. have become.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 16th, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Terada said, "It falls under the Telecommunications Business Act," and will take appropriate measures after receiving a detailed report from the company on the cause of the accident. showed an idea.
In response to this communication failure, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is conducting an on-site inspection of NTT West's facilities in Osaka City based on the Telecommunications Business Act on the 14th.
Regarding the reason for the on-site inspection, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Terada explained that the equipment that caused the communication failure was widely used by other operators besides NTT West.
He then said, "We will understand the details of the cause of this time to avoid a similar accident."