The Diet on Friday enacted a set of revised telecommunications laws that are intended to revitalize and promote fair competition in the telecom market.
The revisions to the NTT Law, the Telecommunications Business Law and other telecom-related legislation were passed by an Upper House plenary session.
Speaking at a regular news conference earlier in the day, Toranosuke Katayama, minister in charge of telecommunications, said the legislation marks a "big stride" in promoting fair competition in the market.