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TOKYO, JAPAN, July 8, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they established a not-for-profit Mobile Communications Fund on July 5, 2002. The purpose of the philanthropic fund is to contribute to the world community by: |
| - | encouraging research and human resource development in the fields of internet and mobile communications |
| - | improving human welfare in all countries. |
Specific programs are planned as follows:
| 1. | contests to solicit research papers in relevant fields of internet and mobile communications | |
| 2. | scholarships and other assistance to students from Asian countries | |
| 3. | contributions to welfare organizations. |
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Other similar civic-minded activities are planned. The new Mobile Communications Fund commemorates NTT DoCoMo's tenth year of operation, and highlights the company's focus on the multimedia society of the 21st century. The fund is one of several philanthropic programs DoCoMo has implemented. Attached is a list of board members for the fund. |
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| Chairman of the Board | |
| Koji Ohboshi | |
| Board members | |
| Tomoe Kouda | |
| Tooru Zushi | |
| Akinori Inai | |
| Kenetsu Washio | |
| Tadashi Kitamura | |
| Tokushi Itou | |
| Yukuo Inoue | |
| Akira Miura | |
| Yoshiharu Ono | |
| Kikumaru Fujimura | |
| Yoshikiyo Sakai | |
| Syunichi Izumisawa | |
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About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 43 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include  , the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 33 million subscribers, and  , launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.comi-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries. |
