EPA Helpdesk Webinar 26: Telecom

What are the opportunities the EPA provides related to the telecom sector? What protections does the EPA provide to European telecoms sector operators?

Japan’s Telecoms market is a large, stable market dominated by three mobile network operators and their associated VMNOs. The EU Japan EPA creates a space for European telecoms operators to enter the market, establishing extensive protections for market access.

This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement will make and the opportunities it will create. Each webinar will be accompanied by a informational materials. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk  please click here.

The webinar is targeted to EU companies seeking telecom sector opportunities provided by the EPA.

Topics covered during this webinar:

• What the characteristics and trends of the Japanese telecoms market are
• What the general regulatory landscape in Japan’s telecoms sector is
• What protections and opportunities the EPA provides

Registration deadline: 12 October 2020

Speaker: Max Berre is an economist and journalist with years of Japan-related experience. He has expertise in practical methodology relating to the financial markets and tax and finance regulatory environments.
Moderator: Pauline Laloux, Business Support Coordinator, EU-Japan Centre
Organiser: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - Brussels Office

Webinar recording and publications

To access the recording of this webinar please click here. 

If you would like to access our guest speaker PowerPoint slides, please click here.

In addition, a factsheet has been written on the topic; click here to access it.