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BASE to Launch i-mode Service in Belgium
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TOKYO, JAPAN, October 15, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said that BASE N.V./S.A., announced that it will begin  service today. |
| DoCoMo previously concluded a license contract with KPN Mobile, BASE's parent company, which sublicensed the service to its subsidiary company in Belgium. |
| Please see the attachment for details. |
Attachment : Outline of i-mode Service in Belgium
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| (1) Operator: |
BASE N.V./S.A.
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| (2) Launch date: |
October 15, 2002
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| (3) Area: |
BASE's GPRS network area in Belgium
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| (4) Network: |
GPRS
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| (5) Model: |
n21i (manufactured by NEC), equipped with dual browser to view i-mode-compatible HTML and WML1.X content |
| (6) Service details |
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E-mail (i-mode mail): |
Capable of sending and receiving e-mail containing up to 1,000 alphanumerics
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Content: |
i) 127 sites, provided by 49 national and international content providers (as of Oct.15, 2002; these sites can be viewed in Dutch, French and English)
ii) 8 content categories: news/weather, financial, travel, leisure, fun/games, ringtones/images, chat/mail, guides |
| (7) i-mode charges |
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Basic monthly fee: |
6 Euro (flat fee)
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Content subscription: |
Both free and paid content will be available
Content charges can range from 0-2 Euro per month |
| (8) Sales channels: |
BASE shops at 43 locations throughout Belgium (to be increased) |
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. |
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