NTT DoCoMo to Reduce Interconnection Fees

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TOKYO, JAPAN, March 9, 2006 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they have notified Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of their downwardly revised fees for 2G mova™ and 3G FOMA™ interconnection with other telecommunications operators. The changes apply retroactively from April 1, 2005.

Revised fees:
Call area FOMA (voice) / mova
Revised fee (FY 2005)
(per second)
Current fee (FY 2004)
(per second)
Same service area *1 0.188 yen (2.6% cut) 0.193 yen
Different service areas *2 0.219 yen (5.6% cut) 0.232 yen
*1 Point of interface and receiver are in same DoCoMo service area (i.e., of same DoCoMo group company).
*2 Point of interface is not in receiver's DoCoMo service area.

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About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company, serving more than 50 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 44 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, North America and Asia, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific and Europe. 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, FOMA and mova are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA and mova service is only available to subscribers in Japan.

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