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About ETOC
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Background to the establishment of the organizationReview FrameworkTarget businessesExamination PracticeFor CATV operatorsothers
When do you think you will restrict provision to non-certified businesses?
Whether or not to sell to operators who have not obtained an ETOC is left to the discretion of each company and is not mandatory. However, the ETOC system recommends that operators consider the ETOC as an important indicator of the operator's credibility, and in that case, we believe that a target period of around one year should be considered, taking into account the time required to obtain an ETOC.We hope that operators will be encouraged to obtain ETOCs as soon as possible.
In the case of wholesale services, except for 0ABJ, the wholesaler's number provider cannot manage the end users. If the wholesaler's certification is revoked, will this affect the wholesaler?
The revocation of the certification of a wholesaler will not result in the revocation of the certification of the wholesaler.
Will wholesalers who have obtained the certification mark be prohibited from doing business with businesses that have not obtained the certification mark? If wholesalers are doing business with wholesalers that have not obtained the certification mark at the time of applying for certification, will this affect their ability to obtain certification?
Since it will be difficult for all businesses to obtain ETOC immediately after the start of the ETOC, we plan to take measures to minimize the impact by setting up a relaxation period. However, in the future, we will work to ensure that "the entire supply chain should take part."We ask that each business operator inform their wholesale customers, confirm the status, and request that they obtain the certification.
Is it legally binding? Is it correct to understand that this certification system is not a mandatory system based on the revision of the numbering rules, etc.? Can I understand it as "optional"?
It is not mandatory by law.On the other hand, the draft report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Working Group on Crime Prevention Measures states:"It is appropriate to continue to consider what new measures are necessary while evaluating the effectiveness of the measures.""It is appropriate to address this issue from both a system and actual perspective, in cooperation with voluntary efforts by businesses.""In addition to addressing the system, it would be effective to cooperate with voluntary initiatives by businesses, such as the evaluation system, and to complement each other from both the system and actual aspects. For this reason, it is important for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to position the evaluation system as an important initiative, support it, and build it into the industry.""We will continue to monitor the situation closely and take measures if necessary."It is recognized that all businesses are being strongly urged to take action, due to requests to verify business partners in wholesale transactions, etc.
I would like to confirm whether making certification a condition for the wholesale contract of telephone numbers, or changing the contract conditions depending on whether or not a business has certification (such as selling only one number to businesses that do not have certification), constitutes discriminatory treatment by businesses.
"Unfair discriminatory treatment" in Article 6 (Fairness of Use) of the Telecommunications Business Act refers to discriminatory treatment of a specific person on the basis of nationality, race, sex, age, social status, family origin, occupation, property, etc.In the first place, each business operator normally evaluates the other party's creditworthiness, financial strength, market competitiveness, etc. before deciding whether to enter into a contract and the terms of service, and naturally business strategies are taken into account when making contracts. ETOC is one piece of information used to make rational trading decisions (similarly, the fact that the other party has ETOC certification does not force full acceptance of a wholesale contract).Since ETOC serves as a criterion for evaluating and judging a trading (negotiating) counterparty as a business operator, we believe that the terms of wholesale transactions are determined comprehensively, with the presence or absence of ETOC being one of the criteria for deciding whether or not to conduct a transaction.In addition, ETOC certification is open to all businesses in terms of cost and accessibility, and in terms of operation, the system guarantees fair treatment based on public rules decided through discussions among participating organizations.We believe that using certification as one of the criteria for making decisions does not unfairly favor any particular business.
Is it problematic from the perspective of Article 121 of the Business Law (obligation to provide services) to make certification a condition of a contract for wholesale of telephone numbers or to change the conditions of the contract (such as selling only one number to businesses that do not have certification)?
Each time a contract is concluded, each business operator typically evaluates the other party's creditworthiness, financial strength, market competitiveness, etc. before deciding whether to enter into the contract and what terms to offer (sales strategies are naturally taken into consideration when making contracts).ETOC is one piece of information that allows rational decision-making on the transaction (similarly, the fact that the other party has ETOC certification does not mean that you are forced to fully accept the wholesale contract). Since ETOC is a criterion for evaluating the other party in a transaction (negotiation), we believe that whether or not they have ETOC is also evaluated as one of the criteria for deciding whether to proceed with the transaction, and that wholesale transaction terms are determined rationally and comprehensively.
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