Business
AT&T; Corp. is selling 16% of its wireless business for $9.8 billion to NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s top mobile phone company, giving AT&T; new funds and a savvy partner in the drive to deliver mobile Internet services.
Dec. 1, 2000
The cellular phone unit of Japanese telecommunications giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. said Monday that it expects to raise $18 billion in one of the largest initial public offerings ever.
Oct. 13, 1998
Technology and the Internet
NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s leading mobile phone carrier is expected today to announce that it’s taking a 43% stake in America Online’s Japan unit through a $120-million investment.
Sept. 25, 2000
Telecom: In Japan, teens’ infatuation with cell phones has turned NTT DoCoMo into a corporate star--and the country’s most valuable company.
Nov. 12, 2000
America Online, the world’s largest Internet services provider, is allying with Japanese cellular phone giant NTT DoCoMo in a $100-million deal that will give AOL greater access to the prized Japanese market.
Sept. 28, 2000
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., the world’s largest telephone company, today said second-half earnings rose 36% on growth in its mobile-phone unit and better-than-expected performances by its regional phone companies.
May 29, 2000
NTT DoCoMo Inc., the mobile phone unit of Japan’s Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., is considering a bid for VoiceStream Wireless Corp. that would top a reported offer from Deutsche Telekom, a person familiar with the situation said.
July 15, 2000
Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. is in talks to buy a minority stake in a proposed U.S. wireless phone company, people familiar with the situation said.
Aug. 17, 2000
Deals: Japanese mobile carrier reportedly considers taking a stake in its U.S. counterpart.
Oct. 31, 2000
NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile-telephone company, is in final talks to buy a 15% to 20% stake in U.S. cellular-phone company VoiceStream Wireless Corp. for as much as $4.68 billion, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.
May 30, 2000