NTT DoCoMo Enters First Agreement for WLAN Inter-Roaming

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TOKYO, JAPAN, February 1, 2005 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it concluded a public wireless LAN inter-roaming agreement with leading mobile operator, TeliaSonera AB (TeliaSonera) of Sweden. Starting on February 9, 2005, DoCoMo's Public Wireless LAN Service subscribers will be able to use the LAN services of TeliaSonera, in addition to similar services currently available in more than 30 other countries.

The customers of the operator will be able to access DoCoMo's Public Wireless LAN Service points in Japan. These are DoCoMo's first WLAN inter-roaming agreements.

DoCoMo's Public Wireless LAN Service subscribers will be charged roaming fees of 40 yen per minute for TeliaSonera, in addition to the regular basic fee for DoCoMo's Public Wireless LAN Service.

Please see the attachment for the roaming locations of TeliaSonera.

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Service Locations

More than 570 locations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, the U.S., U.K., and Thailand:
1) Airports
Scandinavia Air lounges: 9 areas
- Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (Sweden)
- Copenhagen Airport (Denmark)
- Heathrow Airport (U.K.)
- Brussels International Airport (Belgium)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France)
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (U.S.)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (U.S.)
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (U.S.)
- Bangkok International Airport (Thailand)
2) Hotels and convention centers: 417 areas
- Palais des Festivals et des Congres (will be available during the 3GSM World Congress)
3) Local airports and train stations: 38 areas


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 43 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 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 and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.

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