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Tokyo, February 21, 2002 - KDDI Corp. and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company announced they would reduce the fees for calls to au mobile phones from NTT landlines by up to 33.3 percent in March 21, 2002.
KDDI intends to reduce the fees for calls made from NTT landlines to au mobile phones during the daytime period on weekdays. Maximum reductions will be 33.3 percent, and fees will be the same throughout Japan.
| Period |
Price after reduction |
Current price |
Reductions |
| Caller |
Seconds/
10 yen (3 min
charge) |
Region |
Caller |
Seconds/
10yen (3 min
charge) |
Daytime period
(weekdays)
(8:00-19:00) |
Same
region/
neighboring
prefecture |
15.0 seconds
(120 yen) |
Kanto/
Chubu |
Same
prefecture/
neighboring
prefecture |
11.0 seconds
(170 yen) |
26.7% |
Chugoku/
Hokkaido |
Same
region/
neighboring
prefecture |
11.0 seconds
(170 yen) |
26.7% |
| Other |
12.0 seconds
(150 yen) |
20.0% |
| Other |
12.0 seconds
(150 yen) |
Tohoku/
Okinawa |
Other |
12.0 seconds
(150 yen) |
- |
| Other |
10.0 seconds
(180 yen) |
16.7% |
| * | 'Same region/neighboring prefecture' charges are for cases in which calls are made to 'same region' au mobile phones from NTT landlines in the 'same region/neighboring prefecture' category. Geographical divisions used by KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are outlined in Chart 1 below. |
| * | Within the 'Kanto/Chubu Region,' all caller locations previously referred to as 'same prefecture/neighboring prefecture' or 'other' will be changed to 'same region/neighboring prefecture' or 'other.' KDDI will also expand the applicability of adjacent charges. The maximum fee reduction accompanying these changes will be 33.3 percent. |
Chart 1 - Same Region/Neighboring Prefecture Geographical Divisions
Region
Name |
Same Region |
Neighboring Prefecture |
| Caller (NTT Landline) |
| Receiver (au Mobile Phone) |
- |
| Hokkaido |
Hokkaido |
Aomori |
| Tohoku |
Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata, Niigata, Aomori, Akita, Iwate |
Hokkaido, Toyama, Nagano, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki |
| Kanto |
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi |
Fukushima, Niigata, Nagano, Shizuoka |
| Chubu |
Nagano, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Gifu |
Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, Gunma, Saitama, Yamanashi, Kanagawa |
| Hokuriku |
Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui |
Niigata, Nagano, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto |
| Kansai |
Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama |
Fukui, Gifu, Mie, Okayama, Tottori, Kagawa, Tokushima |
| Chugoku |
Hiroshima, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Tottori, Shimane |
Hyogo, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Fukuoka, Oita |
| Shikoku |
Kagawa, Tokushima, Kochi, Ehime |
Wakayama, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Oita, Miyazaki |
| Kyushu |
Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima |
Yamaguchi, Ehime, Okinawa |
| Okinawa |
Okinawa |
Kagoshima |
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