A fierce battle is raging within the telecom sector over whether the access fees charged by NTT firms for use of their telephone infrastructure should be raised.
Last month, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry proposed that the charges paid by foreign and domestic carriers to NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. be increased, beginning in April.
A ministry advisory panel is expected to discuss the issue Friday.
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