Council for Information and Communications Technology, Information and Communications Technology Subcommittee, Radio Wave Effective Utilization Committee, Working Group on Implementation Methods for Competitive Bidding (2nd Meeting)

This is the minutes of the second meeting of the working group conducting technical examinations on specific implementation methods for radio wave auctions (competitive bidding).

The meeting was held on August 6, Reiwa 7 (2025) via web conference format, where detailed institutional design for introducing competitive bidding methods in radio frequency band allocation was discussed. The main agenda items included Q&A from the first meeting, draft organization of issues regarding competitive bidding implementation methods, and analysis of auction examples from foreign countries.

In response to questions raised at the first meeting, technical challenges and institutional issues accompanying the introduction of competitive bidding were organized, and specific response policies to concerns raised by operators were presented. The draft organization of issues regarding main matters of competitive bidding implementation methods organized examination items including basic auction system design, setting participation requirements, detailed competition rules, and measures to ensure fulfillment of obligations after successful bidding.

The introduction of auction examples from foreign countries analyzed detailed auction designs such as ascending bid methods, referencing precedent cases from Western countries. Particular attention was given to auction method selection, minimum price setting methods, participant qualification requirements, and ensuring technical conditions, with verification of institutional operational performance and challenges from various countries.

Distributed materials included Q&A collections from the first meeting, draft issue organization, and detailed analysis materials of foreign country examples, providing comprehensive examination materials for implementing radio wave auction systems. The meeting summary is scheduled to be posted later, with detailed discussion contents from the working group to be published subsequently.

The article indicates that detailed examination of institutional design for introducing competitive bidding for radio waves is progressing, aiming to construct implementable mechanisms through organization of technical challenges and institutional issues.