About Membership
Now MCF membership is limited to Japanese companies only.
Membership Category
Membership dues and initial joining fees are determined according to paid-in capital as shown below:
- Category 1:
- Paid-in capital of 3 billion yen or greater
- Category 2:
- Paid-in capital of 3 billion yen and less than 500 million yen
- Category 3:
- Paid-in capital of 100 million yen and less than 500 million yen
- Category 4:
- Paid-in capital of 10 million yen and less than 100 million yen
- Category 5:
- Paid-in capital of less than 10 million yen
Current member list here >>
Joining fee and annual dues
Cat.
|
Paid-in Capital
|
Joining Fee
|
Annual Dues
|
1
|
3 billion yen or greater
|
300,000 JPY
|
600,000 JPY
|
2
|
3 billion yen and less than 500 million yen
|
280,000 JPY
|
560,000 JPY
|
3
|
100 million yen and less than 500 million yen
|
220,000 JPY
|
440,000 JPY
|
4
|
10 million yen and less than 100 million yen
|
110,000 JPY
|
220,000 JPY
|
5
|
Less than 10 million yen
|
40,000 JPY
|
80,000 JPY
|
* Joining fees and annual dues are not subject to consumption tax.
Special Membership Category
The Special Membership category is available to companies who wish to base their membership fee category on their total mobile business revenues rather than their amount of paid-in capital. Such companies may submit the appropriate application to the Board of Directors or Executive Board. Upon receiving approval, the Board of Directors or the Executive Board will set their membership fee category as follows:
- Category S1:
- Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual): 10 billion yen or greater
- Category S2:
- Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual): 5 billion yen or greater and less than 10 billion yen
- Category S3:
- Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual): 500 million yen or greater and less than 5 billion yen
- Category S4:
- Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual): 10 million yen or greater and less than 500 million yen
- Category S5:
- Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual): Less than 100 million yen
Joining fee and annual fee for S Cat.
Cat.
|
Total Mobile Business Revenues (Annual)
|
Joining Fee
|
Annual Fee
|
S1
|
10 billion yen or greater
|
300,000 JPY
|
600,000 JPY
|
S2
|
5 billion yen or greater and less than 10 billion yen
|
280,000 JPY
|
560,000 JPY
|
S3
|
500 million yen or greater and less than 5 billion yen
|
220,000 JPY
|
440,000 JPY
|
S4
|
10 million yen or greater and less than 500 million yen
|
110,000 JPY
|
220,000 JPY
|
S5
|
Less than 100 million yen
|
40,000 JPY
|
80,000 JPY
|
About join of during the current year
Members that join MCF during the course of the financial year will have their annual dues reduced pro rata according to the starting month of membership, as shown below:
Month joined annual dues payable
|
Rate
|
October-December
|
1
|
January-March
|
0.75
|
April-June
|
0.5
|
July-September
|
0.25
|
* The joining fee is charged at a fixed rate and will not be pro-rated.
Benefits
- Participation in seminars and MCF committee activities
- Access to industry data
- Participation in MCF activities at Member’s discount rate
- Membership discount on purchases of premium MCF-distributed products.
Benefits for Membership categories are available as follows:
Cat.
|
Number of participants
|
1 & S1
|
7 people
|
2 & S2
|
5 people
|
3 & S3
|
3 people
|
4 & S4
|
2 people
|
5 & S5
|
1 people
|
MCF Articles of Incorporation
- MCF Member Rules and Regulations (Japanese) (PDF/28KB)
- MCF Rules and Regulations (Japanese) (PDF/27KB)
MCF Operating Rules
- MCF Operating Rules (Japanese) (PDF/88KB)