TOKYO, JAPAN, November 8, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced plans to integrate their mopera™ mail and M-stage™ services, positioning the mail service as an M-stage option. The move is part of DoCoMo's strategy to combine various mobile multimedia services under a single brand, known as M-stage.
M-stage subscribers currently pay a basic monthly fee of 100 yen, while mopera mail service customers pay either 500 yen per month for standard POP mail service, or 1,500 yen per month for IMAP mail, which is suitable for mobile users as it allows the mail server to save and manage messages. Following integration of the two services, mopera mail users will be able to access M-stage service at no extra charge. Separate application will not be required. M-stage subscribers who wish to use the mopera mail service will be charged an additional 400 yen or 1400 yen per month, which is 100 yen less than the conventional billing plan fee. The new billing plan will go into effect from December 1, 2002, nationwide.
DoCoMo also announced today that it will introduce a new Short Message Service (SMS) for mopera e-mail subscribers that will automatically transfer the address, subject and text (totaling up to 70 Japanese characters or 160 alphanumerics) of an incoming message to their 3G
phone. Users can designate up to five e-mail addresses for automatic mail transfer. Or they can assign up to five terms, which, when incorporated in the subject line, will automatically transfer e-mail to a designated FOMA phone. The service, which costs 5 yen per one mail transfer, will start nationwide from December 6, 2002.
Applications for both services will be accepted at DoCoMo branch offices and DoCoMo shops or by telephone.
In line with official requirements, DoCoMo today notified the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, and Posts and Telecommunications of these changes.
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
mopera is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
M-stage is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
M-stage subscribers currently pay a basic monthly fee of 100 yen, while mopera mail service customers pay either 500 yen per month for standard POP mail service, or 1,500 yen per month for IMAP mail, which is suitable for mobile users as it allows the mail server to save and manage messages. Following integration of the two services, mopera mail users will be able to access M-stage service at no extra charge. Separate application will not be required. M-stage subscribers who wish to use the mopera mail service will be charged an additional 400 yen or 1400 yen per month, which is 100 yen less than the conventional billing plan fee. The new billing plan will go into effect from December 1, 2002, nationwide.
DoCoMo also announced today that it will introduce a new Short Message Service (SMS) for mopera e-mail subscribers that will automatically transfer the address, subject and text (totaling up to 70 Japanese characters or 160 alphanumerics) of an incoming message to their 3G
phone. Users can designate up to five e-mail addresses for automatic mail transfer. Or they can assign up to five terms, which, when incorporated in the subject line, will automatically transfer e-mail to a designated FOMA phone. The service, which costs 5 yen per one mail transfer, will start nationwide from December 6, 2002.Applications for both services will be accepted at DoCoMo branch offices and DoCoMo shops or by telephone.
In line with official requirements, DoCoMo today notified the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, and Posts and Telecommunications of these changes.
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.commopera is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
M-stage is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
