Japan lawmakers seek to ease NTT regulations for 6G tech race

Former state monopoly's obligation to reveal research results deters partners

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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

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.

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