NTT DoCoMo Develops 3G FOMA SIMPURE Series of Basic Handsets

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- Compatible with WORLD WING Global Roaming Service -

TOKYO, JAPAN, March 6, 2006 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they have developed the third-generation (3G) FOMA™ SIMPURE™ series of basic and compact handsets for people who do not require highly sophisticated functions.

The series has two models, SIMPURE L, supplied by LG Electronics, is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera despite its compact size and SIMPURE N, supplied by NEC, is the smallest (as of March 6, 2006) of all 3G FOMA handsets at 92 x 44 x 19.2 mm.

DoCoMo is also positioning the SIMPURE series for second handsets used during international travel. SIMPURE models are compatible with DoCoMo's WORLD WING™ roaming service for voice calls, i-mode, short messaging service (SMS), e-mail and videophone outside Japan with the same phone number and e-mail address used in Japan. The models work on W-CDMA, GSM and GPRS (packet data only) networks.

SIMPURE is a combination of the words SIMPLE and PURE.

Please refer to the attachment for details of the handsets.

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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 45 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.

FOMA, SIMPURE, i-mode and WORLD WING are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.



SIMPURE L

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