With regard to the NTT Act, the Liberal Democratic Party's working team called for the abolition of the obligation for NTT to publish its research results, and presented a draft of a proposal at the party's meeting that the law should finally be abolished by the ordinary session of the Diet next year.
On the 16th, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint executive meeting at the party headquarters with a working team chaired by former Secretary-General Amari and the Information and Communications Strategy Investigation Committee chaired by former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Noda, and presented a draft of the recommendations compiled by the working team.
The draft calls for the abolition of the obligation for NTT to disclose its research results and the government's obligation to hold shares, and ultimately to repeal the law by the ordinary session of the Diet next year.
In addition, NTT's provision of fixed-line telephones and other services nationwide in a fair manner will be handled by the entire industry, including other means of communication such as mobile phones.
In response, the investigative committee expressed a negative opinion on the abolition of the law, saying, "It is necessary to have rules so that services such as landline phones are not withdrawn even in areas where profits are not generated."
Based on these opinions, the working team will soon compile a recommendation.