TOKYO, JAPAN January 22, 2001 - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. today completed a payment of approx. US$9.8 billion to purchase AT&T Wireless tracking stock and warrants in keeping with a contractual agreement concluded by both parties and AT&T on December 20, 2000. That agreement was based in turn on a memorandum of understanding signed on November 30, 2000.

NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless plan to jointly develop the potential-laden U.S. mobile multimedia market by leveraging AT&T Wireless's nationwide network infrastructure and NTT DoCoMo's "i-mode" based mobile Internet technology and related business know-how. The two firms also will jointly promote the spread of W-CDMA technology in the U.S. market.

NTT DoCoMo intends to further develop its international roaming operations in conjunction with AT&T Wireless, which DoCoMo has positioned as its primary and preferred partner in the United States.