December 1, 2006
Universal Service Fee
NTT Com will begin charging users a universal service fee from February 2007 in support of the purpose of the Universal Service Fund System.
The Universal Service Fund System is a legal scheme within the Telecommunications Business Law. The scheme requires telecommunications carriers, including NTT Com, to fairly share costs incurred by NTT East and NTT West and to provide universal services, which are defined by the Telecommunications Business Law as "telecommunications services provided at any location in Japan."
Starting dates for assessment of the fee will vary by service, but the fee itself has been set at 6.3 yen per phone number, per month (including tax) up to December 2008. It will be revised every six months thereafter.
| Numbers | Services |
|---|---|
| Nos. starting with 050 | OCN .Phone, OCN .Phone Office, .Phone IP Centrex (including Click to Connect, Customer Connect) |
| Nos. starting with 060 | Calling mobile phones from fixed phones using the 060 prefix under Shaberrichi Plus, Home Office Discount Plus, etc., and e-Call |
| Nos. starting with 070 | Mobile Access (NTT Com), Mobile Connect Carrier Free Solution |
| Nos. starting with 0120 | Free-Dial service |
| Nos. starting with 0570 | Navidial, Mobile Access (NTT Com, Air-EdgeType II) |
| Nos. starting with 0800 | Free-Dial service, and discounted calls to fixed phones from mobile phones using the 0800 prefix under PL@TINUM LINE, Shaberrichi Plus, Home Office Discount Plus |
| Nos. starting with 03, 06, etc. | Arcstar Direct, .Phone IP Centrex, etc. (for calls using city area codes such as 03, 06, etc., NTT Com will not charge a fee except for services that we offer, such as Arcstar Direct, .Phone IP Centrex, etc.) |
| Nos. starting with 0035 | Move, Move Light, Dup Transfer (for corporate customers) |
| 10 digit nos. starting with 400 or 500 after 003502 | iFAX (connection over Internet or dedicated line) FAX connections will not be subject to fees. |
