Universal Service Fee

About the Universal Service Fee

From February 2007 a monthly charge called Universal Service Fee, came into effect as instructed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications established the Universal Service Fee on the recommendation of the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) as a means to support the provision of telephone services to locations such as isolated mountainous areas and remote islands, as well as provide public telephones.

Asahi Net pays this fee via the telecom companies we are affiliated with who are members of the TCA. As a result the services listed below will be affected by the Universal Service Fee.

Further information about the Universal Service Fee can be found on these Web pages:

Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) (Japanese)

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japanese)

Affected Services

1）IP-Phone-C service

  • The Universal Service Fee will take effect from the time a 050 number is assigned.

2）au Hikari Phone service

  • The Universal Service Fee will take effect from the time the line is opened.

3）Asahi Net WiMAX 2+ service

  • The Universal Service Fee will take effect from the time the service is opened.

4）Asahi Net LTE service

  • The Universal Service Fee will take effect from the time the service is opened.
  • The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has determined 020 numbers (020 prefix phone numbers) to be exempt from the Universal Service Fee. Asahi Net will not bill a Universal Service Fee for 020 prefix phone numbers.
    For more information about 020 numbers, please refer to the page linked below.
    Establishment of Special Numbers, including M2M-dedicated Numbers (in Japanese)

Universal Service Charge

Customers using the Asahi Net WiMAX 2+ or Asahi Net LTE service will be billed the Universal Service Charge monthly per contract.

Period Unit Charge
From 1st January 2018 to 30th June 2018 2 yen /month per phone number
From 1st July 2017 to 31th December 2017 3 yen /month per phone number
From 1st January 2017 to 30th June 2017 2 yen /month per phone number
From 1st July 2016 to 31th December 2016 3 yen /month per phone number
From 1st January 2015 to 30th June 2016 2 yen /month per phone number
From 1st July 2012 to 31st December 2014 3 yen /month per phone number
From 1st January 2012 to 30th June 2012 5 yen /month per phone number

*All charges shown exclude tax


* This is a translation of the original Universal Service Fee in Japanese. If there is any conflict between the original and the translation, the original shall prevail.