Thursday, May 22, 2003

Nikkei: Japan Considers Lifting NTT's Fiber Lease Obligations

Thursday, May 22, 2003    

The government of Japan is considering eliminating the requirement for NTT to lease its fiber lines to competitors, according to Nikkei Electronics Asia. The Ministry of Telecommunications submitted the proposal to the Diet's upper house following complaints from NTT that electrical utilities, which also are building fiber networks, do not have a similar burden.http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/248508