TOKYO, JAPAN, October 17, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that starting October 21, 2002, customers nationwide may use the 
fee menu site to apply for payment of monthly mobile phone charges by automatic bank transfer.
Application via i-mode represents a significant upgrade from the current procedure, which requires users to fill out and sign a hard-copy application and then wait up to two months before payments begin. With the introduction of online application, users can register in real time. Transactions will go into effect the following month.
Initially, i-mode application will be available only to individual, not corporate, customers with ordinary savings accounts at UFJ Bank. DoCoMo plans to add more banks in the future.
DoCoMo's SSL 128bit protocol and DoCoMo's dedicated network will help to ensure secure applications. SSL 128bit protocol is widely used and has proved a reliable source for making secure transactions.
Application is free and only i-mode packet transmission charges will apply.
Registrations will be accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except every Saturday from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the following morning and the third Sunday of every month from 9 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning, due to maintenance on the DoCoMo and UFJ Bank networks, respectively.
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 35 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.
fee menu site to apply for payment of monthly mobile phone charges by automatic bank transfer.Application via i-mode represents a significant upgrade from the current procedure, which requires users to fill out and sign a hard-copy application and then wait up to two months before payments begin. With the introduction of online application, users can register in real time. Transactions will go into effect the following month.
Initially, i-mode application will be available only to individual, not corporate, customers with ordinary savings accounts at UFJ Bank. DoCoMo plans to add more banks in the future.
DoCoMo's SSL 128bit protocol and DoCoMo's dedicated network will help to ensure secure applications. SSL 128bit protocol is widely used and has proved a reliable source for making secure transactions.
Application is free and only i-mode packet transmission charges will apply.
Registrations will be accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except every Saturday from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the following morning and the third Sunday of every month from 9 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning, due to maintenance on the DoCoMo and UFJ Bank networks, respectively.
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 35 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.
