TOKYO, JAPAN, September 3, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today a new feature that will enable  users to block spam mail (unsolicited e-mail advertisements) as the result of anti-spam legislation that took effect on July 1, 2002. |
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The new law requires that the subject line of spam mails begin with the Japanese phrase mishodaku kokoku ("unsolicited advertisement") and the mark  . As a convenience to its customers, DoCoMo will begin automatically blocking all such e-mails starting October 1, 2002. If users wish to receive such e-mails, however, they can simply go to iMenu, the official i-mode portal site, and change the setting free of charge beginning September 24. DoCoMo also announced today that from September 24 it will begin enabling PDC-based i-mode users to block, or exclusively receive, e-mail from up to 20 (currently 10) user-specified addresses or domains. New anti-spam measures will also be introduced for  i-mode users. Beginning September 10, 2002, these users will be able to specify up to 20 (currently 10) e-mail addresses, as well as newly specify up to 20 domains.DoCoMo will continue to innovate new anti-spam measures for the enhanced convenience and utility of Japan's mobile internet environment. About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 44 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 34 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. |
