NTT Submits Revised Articles of Interconnection
Agreement to MPT Minister for Authorization

NTT has been promoting interconnection with other carriers by drafting the new Articles concerning procedures, charges and technical requirements based on the Basic Rules for Interconnection, which were incorporated into the revised Telecommunications Business Law enacted in November 1997. The corporation submitted a plan for initial revision of the Articles in January 1998, which was approved in March 1998.

The latest revisions cover new interconnection conditions to meet the needs of other telecommunication carriers. The main revisions include a start of a new procedure involving other carriers to establish appropriate fees for software development and the introduction of a generic interconnection interface to be used among multiple carriers.

NTT plans to implement the new revisions soon after receiving the Minister's authorization.

NTT also submitted for the minister's authorization a plan to revise the corporation's Articles of Agreement Concerning Interconnection to Non-Designated Telecommunications Facilities.


For further information, please contact:

Norihiko Ohkubo or Megumi Inaji
Public Relations Office
NTT Long Distance and Global Provisional Headquarters
Telephone: (03) 3500-8020