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To: waverider who wrote (71408)	5/2/2000 6:19:00 PM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Rick, DDI is traded on the Nikkei, so it has a public float. I think KYO's is the main "control" position; don't know if there are any cross-holdings with TYO. Steve PS You finish "Into Thin Air" yet?

To: waverider who wrote (71408)	5/2/2000 6:24:00 PM
From: data_rox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Diamond Re: DDI ownership ddi.co.jp and some IDO info (Toyota majority owner) IDO Corporation IDO is proud to be the first operator to offer Japanese customers a truly global wireless standard via our cdmaOne? Super Digital service, offered nationwide with our partner DDI Corporation IDO (with DDI) is also the first in the world cdmaOne? operator to launch WAP-based microbrowser internet service with our EZAccess product. This provides connectivity for over 100 separate web-sites - both domestic and international ? to a rapidly growing customer base, expanding in the 10,000s per month. Additionally, we plan to soon introduce high-speed packet data services and promote mobile computing solutions. The cdmaOne? global standard will also allow us to be the first and only Japanese operator to offer genuine automatic international handset roaming, starting with partners in Asia at the beginning of 2000. IDO Corporation is one of Japan?s largest cellular operators with over 3 « million subscribers generating over US$4-billion in annual revenue, with 63% ownership share by Toyota Motors Corporation. IDO serves the heaviest concentration of Japanese population and economy, the Kanto region including metropolitan Tokyo area and the Chubu region including Nagoya (major automotive center) and Nagano (site of 1998 Winter Olympics). IDO operates major network operations centers in both Tokyo and Nagoya, as well as a North American R&D facility, IDO-Lab, in Seattle.