Public Comment on Draft Notice Amending the Telecommunications Numbering Plan

AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has opened a public comment period on a draft notice (kokuji) that would partially amend the Telecommunications Numbering Plan. According to the metadata, the draft was announced on 2026-09-25, with comments accepted until 2026-10-26 23:59. The item is categorized under telecommunications and is handled by the Numbering Planning Office of the Telecommunications Bureau.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in telecommunications numbering or related services may wish to note that changes to the numbering plan could affect number allocation or usage if the proposal is adopted.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official e-Gov public comment notice and the Japanese source text to confirm the scope, timing, and any relevant obligations.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

1. 2026-09-25 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 電気通信番号計画の一部を変更する告示案に対する意見募集 (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-10-26 — Public comment deadline (2026-10-26 23:59 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.