I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amenments to the Telegraph and Telephone Charg Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This thirty-first day of the tenth month of t twenty-sixth year of Showa (October 31, 1951) Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Law No.256 Law for Partial Amendments to the Telegraph and Telephone Charges Law The Telegraph and Telephone Charges La (Law No.105 of 1948) shall be partially amend as follows: In Annexed Table 1, Chapters 1 and 2 shall amended as follows: Chapter 1 Charges for Telegram Classification of Charges Unit Charge Item I. Charges for Telegram 1.Ordinary telegram (1)Local telegram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 30 yen Cumulative rate for every additional {Japanese 5 letters or less {foreign 1 word 7 Address rate for every additional addressee 7 (2)Intercity telegram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 50 Cumulative rate for every additional {Japanese 5 letters or less {foreign 1 word 10 Address rate for every additional addressee 10 2.Following-day delivery telegram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 30 Cumulative rate for every additional {Japanese 5 letters or less {foreign 1 word 7 Address rate for every additional addressee 7 3.Radiogram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 100 Cumulative rate for every additional {Japanese 5 letters or less {foreign 1 word 20 Address rate for every additional addressee 20 4.Medical advice radiogram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 50 Cumulative rate for every additional {Japanese 5 letters or less {foreign 1 word 10 5.Press telegram Basic rate within {apanese 10 letters {foreign 5 words 15 Cumulative rate for every additional Japanese 5 letters or less foreign 1 word 10 6.Press radiogram Basic rate within {Japanese 10 letters foreign 5 words 30 Cumulative rate for every additional Japanese 5 letters or less foreign 1 word 25 7.Broadcasting radiogram for every broadcast (Monthly) for{Japanese 500 letters or less per day {foreign 100 words (Monthly)3,200 8.Radiogram to several destinations (1)In the case of facsimile system (i) Rate for subscribed hours Transmitting rate for every 30 minutes or less subscribed per day (monthly) 10,000 Receiving rate for every 30 minutes or less subscribed per day, per receiver (monthly) 310 (ii) Rate for hours in excess Transmitting rate for every 30 minutes or less in excess per day (daily) 630 Receiving rate for every 30 minutes or less in excess per day, per receiver (daily) 15 (2)In the case of other systems (i) Rate for subscribed number of letters Transmitting rate for every 500 letters or less subscribed in total per day (monthly) 3,200 Receiving rate for every 500 letters or less subscribed per day, per receiver (monthly) 100 (ii) Rate for number of letters in excess Transmitting rate for every 500 letters or less in excess per day (daily) 200 Receiving rate for every 500 letters or less in excess per day, per receiver (daily) 5 9. (1)Weather Special advice (monthly){Code 100 {Translation 110 (2)Weather warning 70 10.Photo telegram per message Form A 1,000 Form B 700 Form C 550 11.Facsimile telegram per message 280 12.Congratulation and condolence telegram per message The same as rate for ordinary telegram, for following-day delivery telegram or for radiogram. 13.Ship information telegram (1)Passage information per message {(i) Registered 30 yen {(ii) Unregistered 40 (2)Signal information {Rate for Signal report per message 100 {Rate for Telegram or for mail Actual expenses (3)Distress information per message The same as rate for ordinary telegram. Item II. Charges for special handlings 1.Urgent The same as charges for telegram (as for multiple telegram, including multiple charge). However, as for radiograms or press radiogram, a half of telegram rate. 2.Collation A half of charges for telegram (as for multiple telegram, including multiple charge). 3.Notification of delivery by telegram Basic rate for ordinary telegram plus 5 yen. 4.Notification of delivery by mail 2 times the rate of second-class mail matter plus 5 yen. 5.Pursuit of telegram to follow per pursuit Charge for initial telegram plus 5 yen. 6.Retransmission of retransmitted telegram per retransmission Charge for initial telegram plus 5 yen. 7.Multiple per message except original telegram 8/10 of basic rate of telegram (as for local telegram, 25 yen) In case any addressee is added, the above amount plus address rate. 8.Express delivery by messenger per message (1) In the cases other than those to islands within 16 kilometers. 120 yen for every 4 kilometers or less in excess of 16 kilometers. 30 (2) Express Delivery to Islands 120 However, in case the actual delivery expenses exceed the above amount, the actual expenses shall be collected. 9.Express delivery by boat per message 120 yen However, in case the actual delivery expenses exceed the above amount, the actual expenses shall be collected. 10.Special delivery of photo or facsimile telegram per message 120 yen 11.Handling of reply prepaid per message 10 12.O. K. telegram telegram per massage 40 13.Appointment of delivery time per message 10 14.Appointment of following morning delivery per message 5 15.Receiver's pay of the for express delivery by messenger per message 5 17.Receiver's pay of the for express delivery by boat per message 5 17. "Confidential" per message 5 18.Telegraph restante per message 5 19.Telegram waited for at the office per message 5 Items III. Charges for other services 1.Filing of telegram by private telegraph or telephone per message 5 2.Abbreviated-address registration per abbreviated address (yearly) 100 3.Special address registration per address or perreceiver (yearly) 1,400 4.Copy of telegram for every Japanese 100 letters foreign 25 words or less 10 5.Inquiry per case The same as charges for telegram supposing that the telegram required for the inquiry and its reply were filed as ordinary telegrams or radiograms. 6.Registration of Ship Information Telegram (1)Registration fee per appointment for eachclass (yearly) 140 yen (2)Fee for notification of registration of passage information Actual expenses Chapter 2 Charges for Leased Telegraph Wire Service Classification of Charges Unit Charge Item I. Charge for leased telegraph Wire 1.In the case of long period lease General Press or news agency (1)Line (yearly) (yearly) On land for every kilo-meter or less 1,830 yen 1,200 yen Submarine cable for every kilo-meter or less 12,960 8,400 (2)Equipment (yearly) (yearly) Simplex sounder per set 16,320 8,160 Duplex sounder per set 30,720 15,360 Automatic simplex printer per set 112,800 56,400 Automatic duplex printer per set 225,600 112,800 (3)Removal Actual expenses Actual expenses 2.In the cas of long period lease at the subscriber's own charge of installation cost (1)Line (yearly) On land for every kilo-meter or less 770 yen (2)Equipment (yearly) Simplex buzzer per set 14,400 Complex buzzer per set 26,400 Automatic simplex printer per set 67,200 Automatic duplex printer per set 134,400 Telephone per set 6,240 (3)Removal Actual expenses 3.In the case of short period lease (1)Line (daily) On land for every kilo-meter or less 6 yen Submarine cable for every kilo-meter or less 43 (2)Equipment (daily) Simplex sounder per set 50 Duplex sounder per set 100 Automatic simplex printer per set 375 Automatic duplex printer per set 750 (3)Installation or removal of equipment Actual expenses Item II. Charges for leased photo telegraph wire service and leased facsimile telegraph wire service 1.In the case of lease for long or short period (1)Line per line Leased toll line The same as charge for leased toll line and for branch line, of leased toll telephone. Leased local line The same as charges for installation of line and for maintenance of line, of leased local telephone. (2)Lease of equipment, installation (limited to short period lease) and removal of equipment Actual expenses 2.In case of temporary lease Leased toll line per line 3 times the ordinary call rate in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area or leased hour. Leases local line per line The same as installation and maintenance charges of leased local line. In the case of extraordinary use (daily) 300 yen 3.Additional amount for joint use for purposes other than photo or facsimile telegraph per circuit Joint use with telegraph 1/10 of charges for leased telegraph wire corresponding to the joint use area. Joint use with telephone 1/10 of charge for leased toll line of leased toll telephone corresponding to the joint use area. Joint use with telegraph and telephone 1/10 of charges for leased telegraph wire plus 1/10 of charge for leased toll line of leased toll telephone corresponding to the joint use area. Item III. Charges for leased wireless telegraph equipment and for leased special apparatus Actual expenses Item IV. Additional charge in case 2 or more persons jointly use telegraph wire, photo telegraph wire, facsimile telegraph wire or wireless telegraph equipments. In the case of 2 persons 3/10 of charge for leased line or for leased wireless telegraph equipment. In the case of 3 persons 5/10 of charge for leased line or for leased wireless telegraph equipment. In the case of 4 or more persons 5/10 of charge for leased line or for leased wireless telegraph equipment plus 1/10 for each person over 3. Chapter 1 Charges for Subscribed Telephone Classification of Charges Unit Charge Item I. Charge for Subscription per subscription 300 yen Item II. Charges for use of telephone 1.In the case of message rate system For residence For business (1)Basic rate per subscription (monthly)For residence (monthly)For business Single subscription 1st class office 380 yen 540 yen 2nd class office 340 480 3rd class office 300 420 4th class office 260 360 5th class office 220 300 2 party subscription (limited to subscription belonging to the office adopting automatic toll call system) 1st class office 250 360 2nd class office 220 320 3rd class office 190 280 4th class office 160 240 5th class office 140 200 (2)Message rate per message of local call 5 2.In the case of flat rate system Single subscription per subscription (monthly)For residence (monthly For business Single subscription 3rd class office 840 yen 1,400 yen 4th class office 720 1,200 5th class office 600 1,000 6th class office 540 900 7th class office 480 800 8th class office 420 700 9th class office 360 600 10th class office Basic rate 70 110 Additional rate per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned within the area presumable as ordinary subscription area 24 40 Party subscription 2 party Not requiring special signal equipment 1st class office 610 1,020 2nd class office 550 920 3rd class office 490 820 4th class office 440 730 5th class office 390 650 6th class office 350 580 7th class office 310 510 8th class office 270 450 9th class office 230 390 10th class office Basic rate 70 110 Additional rate per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned within the area presumable as ordinary subscription area 24 40 Requiring special signal equipment 1st class office 560 930 2nd class office 500 840 3rd class office 450 750 4th class office 400 670 5th class office 360 590 6th class office 320 530 7th class office 280 470 8th class office 240 410 9th class office 200 350 3 or 4 party 1st class office 460 760 2nd class office 410 680 3rd class office 370 610 4th class office 330 550 5th class office 290 490 6th class office 260 440 7th class office 230 390 8th class office 200 340 9th class office 170 290 5 or more party 3rd class office 280 470 4th class office 250 430 5th class office 230 390 6th class office 210 350 7th class office 190 310 8th class office 170 270 9th class office 150 230 3.Additional amount for subscribers'telephone connected with Aclass extension telephone or with switchboard system connected telephone per subscription (monthly)A half of the charges for use of telephone (excluding message rate) Item III. Additional charge for use of telephone 1.Subscription outside subscription area per subscription (monthly)For residence (monthly)For business (1)Within the special subscription area per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned Single subscription 24 yen 40 yen Party subscription 2 party 14 24 3 or 4 party 11 18 5 or more party 7 12 (21)Outside the subscription area Single subscription per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned 33 55 Party subscription per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned 2 party 20 33 3 or 4 party 15 25 5 or more party 10 17 Additional amount for telephone within subscription area of other telephone office (monthly)2 times the charges for use of telephone (as for the subscription according to message rate system in automatic office, including toll call rate by automatic toll call system) 2.Extension equipment per equipment (monthly)For residence (monthly)For business (1)Telephone Office maintenance 120 yen 200 yen Subscriber maintenance 60 100 (2)Receiver Office maintenance 36 60 Subscriber maintenance 24 40 (3)Bell Office maintenance 36 60 Subscriber maintenance 24 40 (4)Attached switchboard Actual expenses Actual expenses (5)Additional amount for extension telephone used by persons other than the subscriber 72 yen 120 yen (6)Additional amount for telephone connected jointly with two or more subscriber's lines or A-class extension telephone lines In the case of being connected with 2 lines 60 100 In the case of being connected with 3 lines 72 120 In the case of being connected with 4 lines 84 140 (7)Key Actual expenses Actual expenses For residence For business 3.Connected telephone per telephone (monthly)60 yen (monthly)100 yen 4.Additional charge for use of telephone in case A-class extension telephone or connected telephone is connected with line of leased toll telephone per junction for each line of toll leased telephone (monthly)1,500 yen 5.Portable telephone apparatus (monthly)For residence (monthly)For business Additional charge for telephone per telephone 30 yen 50 yen Apparatus for connecting telephone per apparatus 36 60 Item IV. Charge for equipment of telephone line Actual expenses Item V. Charge for installation 1.In the case of acceptance of subscription application per subscription 4,000 yen 2.In the case of installation of extension equipment Actual expenses 3.In the case of requesting portable telephone apparatus per apparatus for connecting telephone 500 yen 4.In the case of removal within the same compounds or of the temporary withdrawal per (1)Telephone per telephone 1,500 (2)Extension bell per bell 500 (3)Portable telephone apparatus per apparatus for connecting telephone 500 (4)Accessories (excluding the cases where telephone, bell, portable telephone apparatus or attached switchboard is removed or temporarily withdrawn) per accessary 500 (5)Attached switchboard or its accessories Actual expenses 5.In the case of removal outside the compounds per one (1)Telephone 4,000 yen In case where the subscriber constructs and supplies the telephone line, and the also removal is made within the same building 1,500 (2)Extension equipment or portable telephone apparatus The same amount as "4" in this Item 6.In the case of restoration of devastated telephone per The same amount as "5" in this Item Item VI. Charge for change of name per subscription 300 yen Item VII. Charge for listing in the telephone directory per listing 300 Item VIII. Charge for temporary telephone 1.Installation (1)In the case of acceptance of subscription application per subscription 3,200 (2)In the case of removal of telephone equipment per The same amount as "4" and "5" in Item V. 2.Use of telephone (1)In the case of message rate system per subscription (daily) No Transration (daily)No Transration No Transration (2)In the case of flat rate system per subscription 240 yen No Transration No Transration No Transration 1.Installation Actual expenses 2.Additional charge for use (1)Telephone per telephone (per term of use) 600 yen (2)Attached switchboard Actual expenses Chapter 2 Charges for Call Classification of Charges Unit Charge Item I. Rate for public telephone call per message 5 yen Item II. Toll call rate per call hour 1.Ordinary Call Call area Delay basis area Non-delay basis area Within 10 K. M. 7 yen 10 yen,, 20 10 15,, 30 15 20,, 40 20 25,, 60 25 35 ,, 80 30 45 ,, 100 35 55 ,, 120 40 65 ,, 160 50 75 ,, 200 60 90 ,, 240 70 105 ,, 280 80 120 ,,320 90 140 ,, 380 100 160 ,, 470 120 190 ,, 590 140 220 ,, 710 160 250 ,, 830 180 280 ,, 950 210 320 ,, 1,100 240 360 ,, 1,250 270 400 ,, 1,500 300 440 ,, 1,800 330 480 ,, 2,100 360 520 ,, 2,400 390 560 Over 2,400 420 600 2.Urgent call 2 times the ordinary call rate 3.Special urgent call 3 times the ordinary call rate 4.Time-appointed call 4 times the ordinary call rate Item III. Charge for cancellation of per cancellation call 1.For toll call other than time-appointed call Toll call area Within 10 K. M. 3 yen ,, 80 5 ,, 240 15 ,, 590 25 ,, 1,500 35 Over 1,500 45 2.Time-appointed call 3 times the rate of above "1" Item IV. Charge for subscribed call per call hour (monthly)90 times the ordinary call rate Item V. Charge for press Subscribed Call per callhour (monthly)15 times the ordinary call rate Chapter 3 Charges for Telephone on Wharf Classification of Charge Unit Charge 1.Charge for use of telephone per line (daily)300 yen Additional amount in the case of office maintenance 90 2.Toll call rate The same as Chapter 2 Item II 3.Charge for concellation of call The same as Chapter 2 Item III Chapter 4 Charges for Leased Telephone Classification of Charges Unit Charge Item I. Charges for leased local telephone 1.Installation (1) Telephone per telephone 9,000 yen Reduced amount for telephone which has not need of the branch line from outside the compounds 2,500 (2)Extension receiver per receiver 1,000 (3)Extension bell per bell 1,500 (4)Switchboard or key Actual expenses (5)Line Actual expenses 2.Maintenance (1)In the case of long period lease (i) Telephone per telephone (monthly)100 yen (ii) Extension receiver per receiver (monthly)50 yen (iii) Extension bell per bell (monthly)50 yen (iv) Switchboard or key Actual expenses (v) Line per 100 meters or less of the telephone line concerned Within the ordinary subscription area (monthly) 25 yen Within the special subscription area 40 Outside the subscription area 55 (2)In the case of short period per line lease (daily)600 yen 3.Additional charge for joint per line lease by 2 or more persons (monthly) In the case of 2 persons 3/10 of charge for maintenance In the case of 3 persons 5/10 of charge for maintenance In the case of 4 or more persons 5/10 of charge for maintenance plus 1/10 for eachperson over 3 4.Removal (1)Telephone per telephone In the case of removal within the same compounds 1,500 yen In the case of removal outside the compounds 4,000 Reduced amount for telephone which has not need of branch line from outside the compounds 2,500 (2)Extension bell per bell 500 (3)Switchboard or key Actual expenses (4)Accessories (excluding the per accessory cases where telephone, switchboard or key is removed or temporarily withdrawn) 500 yen (5)Line Actual expenses 5.Alteration of kind of equipment Switchboard or key Actual expenses 6.Leased telephone with special apparatus Actual expenses Item II. Charges for leased toll telephone 1.Leased toll line per line (1)In the case of long period lease (monthly) (i) Ordinary lease 6,000 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area (ii) Lease for government agencies, etc.(limited to those used for services of police, fire, criminal process and Japanese National Railways) 1,590 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area (iii) Lease for press and communication agency and broadcasting organization Voice circuit or carrier circuit of leased frequency band with less than 2,400 cycles 1,800 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area Carrier circuit of leased frequency band with less than 5,000 cycles 3,600 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area Carrier circuit of leased frequency band with less than 7,500 cycles 5,400 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area Carrier circuit of leased frequency band with less than 15,000 cycles 10,800 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area Other carrier circuits Actual expenses (2)In the case of short period lease (daily) (i) Ordinary lease 240 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area (ii) Lease for government agencies, etc.(limited to those used for services of police, fire, criminal process and Japanese National Railways), and for press and communication agencies and broadcasting organization 160 times the ordinary call rate per call hour in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area (iii) Hour lease 3 times the ordinary call rate in the delay basis area corresponding to the leased area and leased hour (3)Additional amount for joint use for purposes other than telephone call Joint use with telegraph 1/10 of charge for leased telegraph wire corresponding to the joint use area Joint use with photo telegraph or facsimile telegraph 1/10 of charge for leased toll line of the leased toll telephone corresponding to the joint use area Joint use with telegraph, photo telegraph and facsimile telegraph 1/10 of charge for leased telegraph wire plus 1/10 of charge for leased toll line of the leased toll telephone corresponding to the joint use area 2.Branch line (limited to the per branch branch from carrier line) (monthly)3,500 yen 3.Terminal equipment (excluding the case of hour lease) The same as charge for installation of leased local telephone 4.Terminal Maintenance (daily) (1)In the case of hour lease per terminal line 300 yen (2)In the case other than (1) The same as charge for maintenance of leased local telephone 5.Connection of the line of leased toll telephone which is to be connected on occasion with the telephone of leased local telephone by key per line (monthly)700 yen 6.Removal The same as charge for removal of the leased local telephone 7.Leased telephone with special apparatus Actual expenses Item III. Charges for leased wireless telephone equipment and for leased special apparatus Actual expenses Item IV. Additional in case 2 or more persons jointly charge use line of leased toll telephone or wireless telephone equipment 1.In the case of 2 persons 3/10 of charge for leased toll line or for leased wireless telephone equipment 2.In the case of 3 persons 5/10 of charge for leased toll line or for leased wireless telephone equipment 3.In the case of 4 or more persons 5/10 of charge for leased toll line or for leased wireless telephone equipment plus 1/10 for each person over 3 Supplementary Provision: This Law shall come into force as from November 1, 1951. Minister of Telecommunications SATO Eisaku President of Economic Stabilization Board YOSHIDA Shigeru Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru