TOKYO -- Japan's communications ministry will introduce a system in which everyone in the country who uses the internet will be charged a small fee, with proceeds going to maintain the fiber-optic infrastructure needed for the next-generation 5G mobile standard.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications aims to make high-speed internet connections available everywhere in the country, including in the most rural communities. The fees are meant to spread the costs of maintaining this wide net to all internet users.
