Article 79Priority Use of Communications Facilities

In cases where a disaster has occurred, when there is an urgent and special necessity to make necessary communications in implementing emergency measures, except as otherwise provided for by other laws, the head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ, the prefectural governor, or the mayor of a municipality may use on a priority basis telecommunications facilities used for business purposes by the telecommunications carriers prescribed in Article 2, item (v) of the Telecommunications Business Act, or use wire telecommunications facilities or radio facilities installed by persons set forth in Article 3, paragraph (4), item (iv) of the Wire Telecommunications Act.