Hello All:

I have been given copies of two Japanese language documents that reportedly 
describe some proposed new telecom requirements in Japan.  The first document 
appears to be a cover letter from the committee, while the second document 
appears to be the draft standard itself.

I have been told that the draft standard proposes making with ITU K.21 
compliance mandatory for modems, although I suspect this is not true.  I can
not 
read the Japanese text, but I do see many references to various DSL standards.
 I 
do not see any reference to K.21.  As it turns out, the two documents are 
posted at the following URLs:

http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2003/030617_5.html

http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2003/pdf/030617_5_a.pdf


I am hoping that some group members who can read Japanese could briefly check 
these two documents on the web and answer a few questions for me:

1) What is the subject matter of these two documents?

2) What is the "Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and 
Telecommunications" (on whose web site these are posted), and how does this 
organization relate to JATE?  

3) Is this a draft regulatory standard or a draft industry standard?

4) Is there any indication that compliance with ITU K.21 may become mandatory 
in Japan?


Any insight that the group members can provide would be most appreciated.
 


Joe Randolph
Telecom Design Consultant
Randolph Telecom, Inc.
781-721-2848
[email protected]
http://www.randolph-telecom.com


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