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NTT DOCOMO to Reduce Interconnection Fees

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TOKYO, JAPAN, February 25, 2010 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has notified the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that the fees it charges other telecommunications operators to interconnect with its network have been reduced, effective from March 4, 2010 and applied retroactively to all interconnections since April 1, 2009.

The revised fees are as follow:
Call area New per-second fee
(As of fiscal 2009)		 Previous per-second fee
(Through fiscal 2008)
Within same service area *1 0.135 yen (15.6% reduction) 0.160 yen
Between different service areas *2 0.156 yen (13.3% reduction) 0.180 yen
*1 Point of interface and call-receiver are in same DOCOMO service area.
*2 Point of interface and call-receiver are not in same DOCOMO service area.
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Structure of DOCOMO's Interconnection Fees(examples)

Changes in DOCOMO's Mobile Phone Interconnection Fees

International Comparison of Mobile Phone Interconnection Fees

About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is the world's leading mobile operator and provider of advanced mobile services. The company serves over 55 million customers in Japan, including 48 million using i-mode™, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet platform, and 52 million using FOMA™, the world's original 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. As a leader in the development of cutting-edge mobile technologies, DOCOMO is continually expanding the role of mobile phones as versatile and highly personalized "lifestyle tools" for everyday life, including with a wide range of innovative services for mobile payments, GPS, mobile TV, multimedia content and much more. 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.

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