About ETOC
Participating organizations
The Telecommunications Operators Certification Council (ETOC) is run by five major bodies in the telecommunications market.
Name of Org: Elite Telecom Operator Certification body, ETOC
Established: Oct. 2024
Office location: SumitomoFudosan Hibiya BLDB, 2-8-6, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Purpose: Non-profit
Chair
Kuniaki Kondo
President,
Japan Unified Communications Service providers Association (JUSA)
Vice Chair
Kazuharu Yamamoto
Executive Director, Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA)
Vice Chair
Makoto Kubo
President,
Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA)
ETOC Member parties:
Telecom Services Association (TELESA)
Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA)
Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA)
Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA)
Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA)
Observer Members:
MIC: Ministory of Internal affairs and Communication
NPA: National Police Agency
Organization
Organization
Organization and Governance
The Telephone Service Certification Organization (ETOC) is an organization that evaluates and certifies telecommunications carriers that use telephone numbers, and operates in a neutral and fair manner.
Councils
Management Council | Management Council
The Steering Council provides advice on management policies and certification operations to ensure that the organization is run neutrally and fairly.
chairperson
Hitoshi Aida
(Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo)
Vice-chairman
Ryoji Mori
(Attorney at Eichi Law Office)
Vice-chairman
Takuya Yamago
(Partner, TMI Associates)
Vice-chairman
Kaori Yamane
(Standing Secretary of the Housewives' Association)
committee member
Toshimasa Yamada
(Chairman of the FVNO Committee, Telecom Services Association)
committee member
Daisho Kitabayashi
(Executive Director, Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA))
committee member
Satoshi Tateishi
(Vice Chairman of the Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA))
committee member
Naoki Kobayashi
(Director of the Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA))
committee member
Koji Anrikigawa
(Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA))
observer
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
observer
Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency, Investigation Support and Analysis Manager
Certification Council | Certification Council
The review council will verify the suitability of the application against the ETOC review criteria and decide whether or not to grant certification.
chairperson
Ryoji Mori
(Attorney at Eichi Law Office)
Vice-chairman
Yuji Sekiya
(Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)
Vice-chairman
Kaori Yamane
(Standing Secretary of the Housewives' Association)
committee member
Toshimasa Yamada (Chairman of the FVNO Committee, Telecom Services Association)
committee member
Daisho Kitabayashi
(Executive Director, Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA))
committee member
Satoshi Tateishi
(Vice Chairman of the Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA))
committee member
Koji Anrikigawa
(Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA))
observer
Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency, Investigation Support and Analysis Manager
Certification Council | Certification Council
The review council will verify the suitability of the application against the ETOC review criteria and decide whether or not to grant certification.
Chief Inspector
Tomoyuki Yoshikawa
(Director of Planning Department, Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA))
Deputy Chief Inspector
Midori Ishikawa
(Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA) Secretariat)
committee member
Yutaka Morita
(Telecom Services Association Secretariat)
committee member
Akane Kobayashi
(Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA) Secretariat)
committee member
Keisuke Minami
(Director and Public Relations Section Chief, Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA))
committee member
Masayuki Nakajima
(Chief of the Excellent Carrier Evaluation Working Group, Japan Unified Telecommunications Carriers Association (JUSA))