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To: Eric L who wrote (10026)	3/22/2001 11:26:19 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

re: I-Mode - DoCoMo to open the network to other ISPs >> NTT DoCoMo To Beat Targets, Open I-Mode Network And Expand Abroad Steve Riseborough Total Telecom Asia 22 March 2001 Japan's NTT DoCoMo is planning to export its hugely successful i-mode service to the U.S. and U.K. by April next year and will open its Japanese i-mode network to competitors in 2003. DoCoMo chief executive Keiji Tachiwaka also told a press conference that the company expected to beat its revenue target of 665 billion yen ($5.4 billion) and pre-tax profits of 347 billion yen when it unveils full year results on 31 March. The company, which owns and operates both the mobile network and the access service for i-mode, said its decision to open the network to other ISPs was not a result of government pressure. "We've been planning this since last summer, as we have received many requests from service providers," a spokesman told Reuters. DoCoMo and its parent NTT have come under increasing pressure from Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) to open their networks and cut interconnection fees. DoCoMo cut its mobile interconnection fees by up to 15.9% last week, and its current moves are seen by analysts as a trade-off, according to Bloomberg. The MPT plans to submit various telecoms bills to the Japanese parliament this year which could impose restrictions on DoCoMo's business. Bloomberg reported that analysts say DoCoMo will not experience much impact on revenue even when competing with other service providers, as the lion's share of i-mode income comes from traffic over the network, which breached the 21 million subscriber mark this week. << - Eric -