Japan to give WiMAX license to regional CATV firm

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A Japanese government panel on Wednesday approved a plan to grant Reinan Cable Network Co a license to provide WiMAX next-generation high-speed wireless communications services on a regional basis.

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The Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture-based cable television company is expected to get the license from a local bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as early as next Monday. The company plans to start offering the WiMAX services in Tsuruga on a commercial basis by the end of this year, earlier than the two firms that have already received the licenses to offer the WiMAX services across Japan.

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The two nationwide WiMAX service providers are UQ Communications Inc and Willcom Inc. Their services are slated to kick off in summer next year or later.

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