TOKYO, JAPAN November 29, 2000 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo) today applied to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications for permission to launch its "M-stage visual" video content distribution service for Personal Handyphone System (PHS) mobile phone users. This is the world's first wireless video content distribution service using MPEG4* technology.

The service will enable users to download or stream video content such as movies and music as well as news, sports and other content, via NTT DoCoMo's "mopera" mobile Internet service. The menu includes some 47 channels of providers offering more than 130 sub-menus of content (as of December 8, 2000).

Initially, the service will be accessible only with "eggy" terminals, which are connected to PHS phones.

The service will start on December 8, 2000 and will be available throughout Japan wherever PHS 64/32K service is offered.

Charges will be as follows:

Basic subscription for M-stage visual service:	200 yen per month (beginning June 2001)
PHS communication charge:	15 yen per minute
Content fee:	varies by content

Basic subscription to the PHS service is required to use M-stage visual service. There is no basic subscription charge until the end of May 2001 *MPEG4: a video coding standard adopted for next-generation mobile communication system

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a.	Support NTT DoCoMo's "M-stage visual" video content distribution service and enable users to stream and download visual content (moving/still pictures)
b.	Built-in digital camera enables e-mail transmission of moving and still pictures
c.	Installed simplified browser*1 enables web browsing
d.	Enable to edit Address-book with facial portraits

Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height: mm)		131 x 39 x 81 (excluding protruding parts)
Weight		Approx. 225g (including lithium ion batteries)
Available Time/Copies	Continuous Airtime (64/32K Data Transmission Mode)	Approx. 70 Minutes (using 64/32K Paldio, Doccimo, and the connection cable) Approx. 60 Minutes (using P-in Comp@ct, Paldio611S/341S)
	Continuous Display- time	Still Picture/ Moving Picture: Approx. 70 Minutes
	Continuous Photo-Time	Approx. 65 Minutes (Moving Picture)
	Continuous Photocopies	Still Picture: Approx. 140 copies (custom 640 x 480 fine mode)*2
No. of Continuous Photocopies		Still Picture: Approx. 140 copies (custom 640 x 480 fine mode) Still Picture: Approx. 150 copies (custom 160 x 120 fine mode)
Display		TFT polysilicon color liquid crystal display (557 x 234 dot, with back-light)
Camera/Lens		330,000 pixel progressive CCD loading

Input Methods	Touch panel (software keyboard) and cross-operation key
Use lines	NTT DoCoMo PHS lines (64/32 Kbps data transmission speeds)
Batteries	Exclusive lithium ion batteries (accessories), exclusive AC adapter (accessory)
Mail and Internet capabilities	Compatibility with Internet mail (including mopera POP Mail ) Compatibility with Paldio e-mail Ability to save up to 140 sent and 140 received e-mail items. Installed simplified browser *1
Other functions	Address-book function with facial portraits (up to 150 addresses) Moving/still picture photo function Moving/still picture album function Moving/still picture edit function AV output power function
Color Display	Compatibility with full-color display

*1: Users may experience trouble when attempting to view web sites that are incompatible with this terminal browser.
*2: Conditions for photography: Use 16MB compact flash, take photo every 30 seconds, clear memory when it becomes full, resume photography.

2. Sales points
"eggy" video content distribution terminals and related services will be sold at NTT DoCoMo branch offices and DoCoMo Shops, as well as electronic appliance stores in the Kanto and Koshinetsu areas.

3. Sales Price
Open Price

"eggy" is trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

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Outline of brand name of new service: "M-stage visual"

NTT DoCoMo Inc., has announced "M-stage visual" as the brand name for its new video content distribution service.

The initial "M" stands for such words as multimedia, mobile and movie. "Stage" represents a new level of service to which the public has attached high expectations.

"M-stage visual" is trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

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