TOKYO, JAPAN, September 25, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional companies said today that they will offer a new ringing tone for selected handsets as part of ongoing anti-scam countermeasures DoCoMo announced on August 29, 2002. Available from September 26, 2002, the tone remains silent for a few moments at the beginning of an incoming call. This function is expected to effectively combat companies that call mobile phones and then hang up after one ring in a scam to solicit business.
The tone will be offered for PHS browserphonesTM(including
SH712m and 
P751v) and 
handsets (excluding the 501i series and NM502i phone), and can be downloaded (transmission charge applies) from DoCoMo sites. Users may choose from 2-, 4- or 6-second silent ringing pattern.
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.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
browserphone is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
Picwalk and Lookwalk are registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
The tone will be offered for PHS browserphonesTM(including
SH712m and P751v) and handsets (excluding the 501i series and NM502i phone), and can be downloaded (transmission charge applies) from DoCoMo sites. Users may choose from 2-, 4- or 6-second silent ringing pattern.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.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
browserphone is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
Picwalk and Lookwalk are registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
