TelecommunicationJapan lawmakers seek to ease NTT regulations for 6G tech race
Former state monopoly's obligation to reveal research results deters partners
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is governed by an extra set of rules put in place at the start of its privatization in 1985. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
MIKI OKUYAMA and SHUNSUKE SHIGETA, Nikkei staff writers
August 22, 2023 04:13 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese ruling party legislators are looking to revise laws governing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone to allow the telecom giant to pursue next-generation 6G technology without regulatory restrictions that undercut its global competitiveness.