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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2006.
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 6
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||||
| Date: January 31, 2006 | By: | /s/ YOSHIKIYO SAKAI | ||
| Yoshikiyo Sakai Head of Investor Relations | ||||
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Sanno Park Tower 2-11-1 Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan 100-6150 |
For Immediate Release
NTT DoCoMo to Form Comprehensive Business Tie-up with
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
TOKYO, JAPAN, January 31, 2006 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc., announced today that it has agreed with NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), and PLDT’s largest shareholder First Pacific Company Limited that DoCoMo will acquire 12,633,486 PLDT shares (approximately 7% of PLDT’s issued shares) owned by NTT Com for approximately 52.1 billion yen. In addition, DoCoMo and PLDT will form a comprehensive business tie-up, including the launch of the i-mode® service in the Philippines.
The share acquisition and tie-up with PLDT will take place after DoCoMo and PLDT’s wholly owned mobile subsidiary, SMART Communications, Inc. (SMART), complete registration with the concerned authorities in the Philippines regarding the i-mode service, and also conclude an i-mode license agreement.
As part of the tie-up, DoCoMo will support PLDT and SMART in introducing i-mode and W-CDMA services and promoting international roaming between Japan and the Philippines. In addition, DoCoMo will appoint one director each to the boards of PLDT and SMART and may consider increasing its investment in PLDT if a suitable opportunity arises.
For further information, please contact:
Masanori Goto or Nobuo Hori
International PR
Public Relations Department
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
Inquiries may also be made through the following URL:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/inquiry
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.nttdocomo.com.
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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For Immediate Release
NTT DoCoMo to Terminate PHS Service
TOKYO, JAPAN, January 31, 2006 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they aim to terminate Personal Handyphone System (PHS) mobile phone service during the third quarter (October-December) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. DoCoMo will announce the specific date for termination of the service after monitoring PHS usage trends of existing customers.
DoCoMo will continue to contact current PHS subscribers to remind them of the termination plan and to encourage them to switch to an alternative service, such as DoCoMo’s 3G FOMA®. Details of the termination and related information will be mailed to PHS subscribers and made available at DoCoMo retail channels such as the company’s affiliated stores, DoCoMo Shops.
For further information, please contact:
Masanori Goto or Tomoko Tsuda
International PR
Public Relations Department
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
Inquiries may also be made through the following URL:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/inquiry
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.nttdocomo.com.
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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For Immediate Release
NTT DoCoMo to Offer Flat-Rate Packet Communications
for All New 3G Billing Plans
TOKYO, JAPAN, January 31, 2006 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that beginning March 1 they will increase the number of billing plans that can be combined with unlimited 3G FOMA® i-mode® packet communications for a flat monthly “Pake-Houdai” rate of 4,095 yen (including tax).
At present, flat-rate packet communications charges are available only for FOMA billing plans starting from the Type M Plan at 6,930 yen (including tax). Under the new scheme, however, all new FOMA billing plans introduced from November 1, 2005 will offer the option of unlimited i-mode packet communications for a flat monthly rate. Plans introduced prior to November 1, 2005, the FOMA Plan 39, FOMA Plan 49, Limit Plus, and non i-mode data communications billing plans (FOMA Data Plan and FOMA Ubiquitous Plan) may not be combined with “Pake-Houdai.”
The Pake-Houdai rate was introduced on June 1, 2004, and is being used by approximately 4.45 million FOMA subscribers in Japan as of the end of December 2005.
For further information, please contact:
Masanori Goto or Takuya Ori
International PR
Public Relations Department
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
Inquiries may also be made through the following URL:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/inquiry
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.nttdocomo.com.
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.