TOKYO, JAPAN, December 15, 2006 ---
DoCoMo, which acquired 12,633,486 PLDT shares (approximately 6.7% of total issued and outstanding shares) from NTT Communications Corporation in March of this year, will have a total of approximately 19 million shares (approximately 9.9% of total issued and outstanding shares) after this latest acquisition. DoCoMo may consider purchasing additional shares in the future.
DoCoMo's additional investment will further strengthen its relationship with PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), PLDT's wholly owned mobile subsidiary. SMART, with DoCoMo's backing, intends to launch the
SMART and DoCoMo will also collaborate as members of the Conexus Mobile Alliance of eight Asian operators which are cooperating in international roaming and corporate mobile services.
- About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 52 million customers, including 30 million people subscribing to FOMA™, launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based onW-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, includingi-mode™ , the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 47 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more, visit www.docomo.ne.jp/english.