TOKYO (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) in Japan announced yesterday that it plans to issue two licenses for 2.5 GHz spectrum. MIC said it will not award the licenses to existing telecommunications companies such as Softbank, KDDI or NTT DoCoMo. Instead the ministry intends to award the spectrum to new market entrants that can offer national services. Initially the ministry identified Willcom and Acca Networks as such potential recipients of the spectrum allocation.