Long-distance carriers question Japan's wireless interconnect fees. (News).

RCR Wireless News, May, 2002 by Silva, Jeffrey

WASHINGTON--The Bush administration and Japan made little progress last week in talks on interconnection fees charged by NTT DoCoMo, putting on hold a relatively minor dispute with potentially enormous trade implications as phone traffic steadily migrates to wireless systems around the world.

Working-level talks between the two sides were held here last Monday. While U.S. and Japanese officials did not resolve the matter, trade policy moved forward on another front as the Senate approved fast-track trade legislation late Thursday.

The trade legislation, which includes provisions to aid U.S. workers hurt by global competition, now goes to a conference committee to reconcile differences between House and Senate bills. U.S. telecom equipment...

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