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To: Bux who wrote (4247)	12/15/1999 10:40:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

DDI to Merge with Two Rival Japanese Phone Companies to Challenge NTT By Junko Fujita DDI to Merge With Two Phone Rivals to Challenge NTT (Update5) (Rewrites 1st paragraph.) Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- DDI Corp., Japan's No. 2 long- distance telephone company, said it will merge with two rivals, KDD Corp. and IDO Corp., completing a nationwide cellular network and becoming the country's biggest international phone company. The merger will create Japan's second-largest telecommunications company after Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. The companies said they will unveil details of the merger this afternoon. A merger of the three would create a company large enough to challenge the dominance of NTT, the world's largest telephone company in Japan's 14 trillion yen ($135 billion) telecommunications market. KDD, which posted its first group loss in 38 years last year as new competitors forced the company to cut international calling rates, was set up in 1953 to handle international phone services, a year after the government established NTT to rebuild Japan's war-ravaged telephone system. ''The merger makes sense if DDI uses the move as an opportunity to take action on the weaknesses KDD currently has,'' said Tomoharu Sone, an analyst at Universal Securities Research Institute.

To: Bux who wrote (4247)	12/15/1999 11:02:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

During 1999, Wireless Review's Mystery Caller uncovered frightening holes in customer communications about wireless service. Over the last 12 months, Wireless Review has reported actual phone conversations with wireless carriers about service. Some conversations were humorous while others were alarming in their inaccuracy. Here are the top 5 picks for the most disturbing responses: GSM Dyslexia WR: Can I use my phone anywhere in the country with your service? CSR: We don't have roaming agreements in some places. Some cities are not set up for GMS. We are on the GMS system, and all cities are not set up for GMS. Interface Intrigue WR: What is the difference between CDMA, TDMA and GSM? CSR: TDMA … is generated through what is called time development management … CDMA is code development management … The TDMA system allows the system to be able to hold three calls at one time; it is like an old system. CDMA allows the system to hold 10 calls at one time. Geography Lesson WR: I am looking for service that I can use in England. CSR: What I need to find out is are you speaking of New England, the country? Accounting 101 WR: When you use a landline phone, calls are free after you pay a monthly service charge. Why is it more expensive to use a wireless phone? Sales Rep: Because it is wireless, and you are not using … a regular phone (where you have a lot of hookup and cables). OK, whereas a wireless is just like it says. Wire. Less. No wires. It is all going by fiber optics. Y2K Not OK WR: Will my phone work on Jan. 1, 2000? CSR: I am going to be honest with you, I really don't know. I need to know, too. I have one also. I pay a bill, too. So I need to know also. I mean, we don't know. I am going to be honest with you. We don't know. I wish I could give you more information, but I really just … don't … know. Comments? Write to tarre_beach@intertec.com.