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Subscriptions for i-mode Top 30 Million

- Java-enabled 503i Series "i appli" Handsets Top 10 Million -
TOKYO, JAPAN, December 25, 2001---The number of subscribers to NTT DoCoMo's service reached 30 million nationwide today, a little less than three years (1,038 days) after the service was launched on February 22, 1999.

In addition, the number of subscribers using the 503i handset equipped for i ppliTM (JavaTM-enabled
i-mode services) reached 10 million on December 21, 2001 nationwide, slightly less than one year (330 days) after the service was launched on January 26, 2001.


Subscriptions for i-mode have grown as follows:
1 million
March 15, 2000 5 million
August 6, 2000 10 million
November 22, 2000 15 million
March 4, 2001 20 million
July 1, 2001 25 million
December 24, 2001 30 million

i-mode is a trademark or registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries. i ppli is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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