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TOKYO, JAPAN, December 16, 2004 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the N900iG, the first FOMA® 3G handset for fully functional mobile communications in approximately 115 countries/regions. The handset goes on sale December 25, 2004.

N900iG users who want to use the handset abroad must subscribe to DoCoMo's WORLD WING® 3G roaming service for i-mode® packet communications, videophone, SMS (short messaging service) and voice calls in other countries/regions.

The handset can be used in the following countries/regions, where DoCoMo has concluded roaming agreements with local operators who provide mobile communication services over GSM/GPRS and/or W-CDMA 3G networks (as of December 25, 2004):

Service	Service area
Voice calls	115 countries/regions
i-mode packet communications (GPRS or W-CDMA networks)	26 countries/regions (U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Macao, Australia, UK, Italia, Austria, Holland, Canary Islands, Greece, San Marino, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Vatican, Bermuda, France, Monaco, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
Videophone calls (W-CDMA networks)	Hong Kong and UK
SMS (GSM, GPRS or W-CDMA networks)	112 countries/regions

Communications charges

1) Charges per packet

	Group A	Group B
Minimum	50 yen for up to 50 packets	100 yen for up to 100 packets
Volume-based charges	50 packets or more: 0.2 yen / packet	100 packets or more: 0.2 yen / packet

Group A operators

Operator	Service Area
Cingular (former AT&T Wireless)	U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Orange Switzerland	Switzerland
TelefonicaMobiles	Spain, CanneryIslands
Hutchison 3G UK	UK
Hutchison 3G HK/Hutchison	Hong Kong
Chunghwa	Taiwan
SingTel Mobile	Singapore
AIS	Thailand
Smart	Philippine
Hutchison Macau	Macau
KPN	Holland
T-mobile	Germany
Orange France	France, Monaco

Group B operators

Operator	Service Area
T-MobileUK	UK
Optus	Australia
TIM	Italy, San Marino, Vatican
Wind	Italy, San Marino, Vatican
Cosmote	Greece
T-Mobile Austria	Austria
Turkcell	Turkey

2) Videophone communications charges

Charges will vary according to the user's subscription plan.

WORLD WING

	Operator	Placed Calls (yen/minute)			Received Calls (yen/minute)
	Operator	Within operator's country	To Japan	To other countries	International transfer	Received
Hong Kong	Hutchison 3G UK	100 yen	380 yen	380 yen	200 yen	100 yen
UK	Hutchison 3G UK	280 yen	480 yen	480 yen	330 yen	0 yen

WORLD WALKER®

	Operator	Placed Calls (yen/minute)			Received Calls (yen/minute)
	Operator	Within operator's country	To Japan	To other countries	International transfer	Received
Hong Kong	Hutchison 3G UK	110 yen	418 yen	418 yen	220 yen	110 yen
UK	Hutchison 3G UK	308 yen	528 yen	528 yen	363 yen	0 yen

3) SMS Service

Same charges, regardless of country or operator

Sending	Receiving
100 yen	0 yen

Note: Monthly limits are set on international roaming service charges. If total usage exceeds this charge limit, international roaming services are discontinued to the phone until the beginning of the next month.

Main Features and Specifications of FOMA N900iG

Compatible with both GSM and 3G W-CDMA networks for voice, video calling and SMS in approximately 115 countries and regions
The first FOMA handset for i-mode international roaming. Users can send and receive i-mode mail under the same address they use in Japan and check i-mode websites even in foreign countries.
The handset searches automatically for 3G or GSM networks. The user can manually set the phone to either 3G fixed or GSM fixed stand-by mode.
International dialing assist automatically dials the destination country code if the user selects a foreign number from the phone book.
Deco-mail™, Large volume i-appli® and Chara-den™ services are still available when users are overseas.

The new handset will be available at all DoCoMo sales channels from December 25, 2004. The price will be open (unfixed). The handset will come with a standard kit that includes a battery pack, desktop holder and AC adapter. Purchased separately, the battery pack costs 2,205 yen, the AC adapter (usable worldwide) costs 1,365 yen, and the desktop holder 1,050 yen (all prices include tax). The prices are for the Kanto-Koshinetsu area only, and may be changed in other locations by any of DoCoMo's eight regional subsidiaries.

Main Specifications

Height x width x thickness (folded)		103 x 50 x 28 mm
Weight		Approx. 132 grams
3G network	Continuous Stand-by Time	Approx. 150 hours (static) Approx. 110 hours (dynamic)
	Continuous Talk Time	Approx. 105 minutes
	Continuous Video Calling	Approx. 70 minutes
GSM network	Continuous Stand-by Time	Approx. 110 hours
	Continuous Talk Time	Approx. 120 minutes
Main LCD		Approx. 2.2 inches (240 x 320 dots) 65,536 colors: transparent QVGA TFT
Sub LCD		Approx. 1.0 inches (120 x 90 dots) 65,536 colors: semi-transparent TFT
External Memory Device		miniSD™ Memory Card (optional)
Cameras		Outer: v Maicovicon™ Camera Effective resolution: 1.24 mega pixels Recorded resolution: 1.23 mega pixels Inner: CMOS camera Effective resolution: 100,000 pixels Recorded resolution: 100,000 pixels
Color		Ocean Blue

v Maicovicon is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
miniSD is the trademark of the SD Association.
Dynamic stand-by time: An estimate of continuous stand-by time when the terminal is in transit and remains closed within an area where reception is normal.
Static stand-by time: An estimate of continuous stand-by time when the terminal is motionless.

About NTT DoCoMo

NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company, serving more than 49 million customers. The company offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode®, which provides e-mail and Internet access to over 42 million subscribers as the world's most popular mobile Internet service, and FOMA®, launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.docomo.ne.jp/english.

i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
i-appli, Deco-mail, and Chara-den are registered trademarks or trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
WORLD WALKER and WORLD WING are registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.

NTT DoCoMo Introduces First FOMA 3G Handset for International Roaming