Released on = December 14, 2006, 9:00 pm

Press Release Author = InfoMailers.com

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = NTT DoCoMo and Hutch form Strategic Partnership for i-mode
in India


Press Release Body =
New Delhi, Delhi, Friday, December 15, 2006 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Hutchison Essar
(Hutch), one of India's leading mobile operators, announced today an agreement under
which Hutchison Essar will launch i-modeTM mobile Internet service in India within
2007.

DoCoMo will license the patented technologies and know-how needed for Hutch to offer
i-mode on GSM, GPRS and W-CDMA networks. Subscribers will enjoy access to rich
content, e-mail, games and a variety of useful and entertaining Internet services
through their mobile handsets.

Speaking on this historic occasion, Takeshi Natsuno, DoCoMo Senior Vice President
and Managing Director of Multimedia Services said, "I am delighted that i-mode is
being introduced in India, giving DoCoMo a foothold in this dynamic and emerging
market. We are excited about our alliance with Hutchison Essar, one of India's
leading and fastest-growing telecom operators. This will certainly create new
momentum for the expansion of i-mode in other Asian markets."

Asim Ghosh, Managing Director, Hutchison Essar said, "i-mode is the natural next
step for us. At Hutch, we believe that mobile Internet is the way forward for the
Internet and what better partner to have for this but i-mode. We are delighted that
we will soon be able to offer this brilliant service to our customers."

More than 53 million people across the globe subscribe to i-mode, which are
currently available in 16 countries/regions of Asia-Pacific and Europe: Australia,
Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the
Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and the UK.

Preparations are also underway to launch i-mode in Hong Kong, Macao and the
Philippines. DoCoMo plans to expand the service to a total of 26 countries/regions
in the future.

About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world\'s leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more
than 52 million customers, including 30 million people subscribing to FOMAT,
launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also
offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-modeT,
the world\'s most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 47
million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions,
DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo
is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For
more, visit www.nttdocomo.com.

i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan
and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.

About Hutchison Essar
Hutchison Essar with over 22.27 million* mobile users under the Hutch brand, is one
of the most reputed telecom companies in India. Over the years, it has been named
the \'Most Respected Telecom Company\', the \'Best Mobile Service in the country\', and
the \'Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the Year\'.

Hutch offers a wide range of user-friendly services that makes a customers life
simple and fulfill all his entertainment and information requirements. Hutch has
been a pioneer in India to provide innovative services like video clips on a 2.5 G
network, Mobile Banking, MSN Hotmail and Messenger on Hutch phones, Java Games,
HutchMail, a Voice recognition portal and many more such initiatives.
*Figures from Cellular Operators Association of India, November 30, 2006

For further information, please contact:

Ritika Nijhawan
Genesis Burson-Marsteller
Phone: +91-98117-10099
Email: ritika.nijhawan@bm.com




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