Number: RS20633
Title: Japans Telecommunications Deregulation: NTTs Access Fees and Worldwide Expansion
Authors: Dick K. Nanto, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The United States and Japan are negotiating over Japan's costly rates for telecommunications companies to hook into the telephone network owned by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company (NTT), Japan's dominant provider of telecom services. The U.S. has argued for a 41 percent cut in the rates, while Japan has insisted on a 22 percent cut. NTT also is attempting to acquire Verio, an Internet service provider in the United States.
Pages: 5
Date: August 9, 2000