| 1891-08 |
逓信省に電気試験所 設置 |
| 1891-10 |
Electrotechnical Laboratory is established as part of Ministry of Communications |
| 1915-01 |
逓信省電気試験所平磯出張所を設立 |
| 1915-01 |
Hiraiso Branch was opened |
| 1935-05 |
無線機器の型式検定業務を開始 |
| 1935-05 |
Type Approval System for Radio Equipment was started |
| 1940-01 |
標準電波（JJY）発射業務を開始（検見川） |
| 1940-01 |
Frequency Standard Radio Service (JJY) was started |
| 1948-06 |
文部省電波物理研究所を統合 |
| 1948-06 |
Radio Physics Laboratory was integrated |
| 1952-08 |
郵政省電波研究所の発足 |
| 1952-08 |
Radio Research Laboratory was established |
| 1964-05 |
鹿島支所を開設（直径30mパラボラアンテナ施設を完成） |
| 1964-05 |
Kashima Antenna Facility was opened |
| 1979-08 |
通信・放送衛星機構を設立 |
| 1979-08 |
Communications and Broadcast Satellite Organization (CBSO) established |
| 1982-08 |
君津衛星管制センターを開所 |
| 1982-08 |
Kimitzu Satellite Control Center was opened |
| 1988-04 |
電波研究所を通信総合研究所に名称変更（郵政省通信総合研究所） |
| 1988-04 |
Reorganization from Radio Research Laboratory to Communications Research Laboratory |
| 1989-05 |
関西支所の発足、鹿島支所と平磯支所を統合した関東支所の発足 |
| 1989-05 |
Kansai Advanced Research Center(KARC) was opened Kanto Branch was formed by combining Kashima Space Research Center with Hiraiso Solar Terrestorial Research Center |
| 1990-10 |
特定通信・放送開発事業への支援を開始 |
| 1990-10 |
Commenced support of specific telecommunications and broadcasting development operations |
| 1992-10 |
通信・放送機構に名称変更 高度通信・放送研究開発を開始 |
| 1992-10 |
Renamed as the Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO) Commencement of advanced R&D info telecommunications and broadcasting |
| 1997-07 |
横須賀無線通信研究センターの発足 |
| 1997-07 |
Yokosuka Radio Communications Research Center established |
| 2000-07 |
けいはんな情報通信融合研究センターの開設 |
| 2000-07 |
Keihanna Info-Communication Research Center established |
| 2001-01 |
郵政省が総務省に再編（総務省通信総合研究所） |
| 2001-01 |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications became Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications |
| 2001-04 |
独立行政法人通信総合研究所の発足 |
| 2001-04 |
Communications Research Laboratory, Incorporated Administrative Agency, established |
| 2001-07 |
民間基盤技術研究促進業務を開始 |
| 2001-07 |
Commenced promotion of research into basic civilian technologies |
| 2002-03 |
衛星管制業務を終了 |
| 2002-03 |
Satellite control operations terminated |
| 2002-08 |
アジア研究連携センターの開設 |
| 2002-08 |
Asia Research Center established |
| 2003-04 |
基盤技術研究促進センターの業務の一部を承継 |
| 2003-04 |
Partial takeover of Basic Technology Research Promotion Center operations |
| 2004-04 |
旧通信総合研究所と旧通信・放送機構が統合し、独立行政法人情報通信研究機構（NICT）として発足 |
| 2004-04 |
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, an incorporated administrative agency (NICT) was established by merging CRL and TAO |
| 2012-04 |
耐災害ICT研究センターの開設 |
| 2012-04 |
Resilient ICT Research Center established |
| 2013-04 |
脳情報通信融合研究センターの開設 |
| 2013-04 |
Center for Information and Neural Networks established |
| 2015-04 |
国立研究開発法人情報通信研究機構に名称変更 |
