News Release:December 9, 1999

December 9, 1999

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NTT Communications to Provide 0033
International Phone Services
for Inmarsat Terminal Facilities

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) today announced that it has applied to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications for permission to extend its 0033 international phone service to Inmarsat (international maritime satellite) terminal facilities (on ships and transportable type terminals). Services will commence soon after approval is obtained.
With this new service, world wide shipping business or deep sea fishery corporation will become to be able to communicate between ships in the open sea and Japan.
As a result of the new service, international phone calls can be made with Inmarsat terminal facilities via the Inmarsat satellite. Callers will be able to dial from continental Japan to ships with Inmarsat terminals and transportable Inmarsat terminal facilities (A, B, M, mini M) using 0033 international service. The new service virtually ensures worldwide communication. Digital mode communication, however, is not possible.

(Reference)
Summary of Inmarsat terminal facilities

Terminal Facility	Inmarsat A	Inmarsat B	Inmarsat M	Inmarsat mini M
Telecommuni- cations equipment	Voice telephone	Voice telephone	Voice telephone	Voice telephone
	Facsimile	Facsimile	Facsimile	Facsimile
	Data Transmission	Data Transmission	Data Transmission	Data Transmission
Data Transmission Speed	Approx. 4,800bps	9,600bps (Maximum)	2,400bps (Maximum)	2,400bps (Maximum)
Weight (for ships)	Approx. 120kg	Approx. 100kg	Approx. 25kg	Approx. 7kg
Weight (transport-able)	20kgÅ\|30kg	20kgÅ\|30kg	Approx. 13kg	Approx. 2.3kg

(Reference)
Communication via the Inmarsat satellite

Ocean region code and contractor code

(Ocean region codes)

	Western Atlantic Ocean	Eastern Atlantic Ocean	Indian Ocean	Pacific Ocean
Code	874	871	873	872

(Contractor codes)

Facilities	A terminal facility*1	B terminal facility	M terminal facility	Mini M terminal facility
Code	1******	3********	6********	7********
Digits	7	9	9	9

*1 In case of sending a facsimile to Inmarsat A, the sender must dial 81 between the ocean region code and contractor code. For example, when sending to the Inmarsat A in the western Atlantic Ocean, dial 0033-874-81-1xxxxxx.

(Reference)
How to dial to Inmarsat terminal facilities

(1) To connect to a vessel (with B terminal facility) in the Pacific Ocean from Japan

	Ocean region code	contractor code
0033-	8 7 2	-3WWWWWWWW

(2) To connect to a vessel (with M terminal facility) in the Indian Ocean from Japan

	Ocean region code	contractor code
0033-	8 7 3	-6XXXXXXXX

(3) To connect to a vessel (with A terminal facility) in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean

	Ocean region code	contractor code
0033-	8 7 1	-1YYYYYYYY

(4) To connect to a vessel (with mini M terminal facility) in the Western Atlantic

	Ocean region code	contractor code
0033-	8 7 4	-7ZZZZZZZZ

Users of the service will be required to pay only for the communication charges; no registration charge is necessary. Communication charges will vary, according to the receiver-side Inmarsat terminal. When transmitting to the same Inmarsat terminal facility, charges will be the same as with normal 0033 services, regardless of the transmitting facility (excluding Arcstar Direct and international public phones), transmitting time, and location of the receiving Inmarsat terminal. International communication charges for Inmarsat are included in the Home Discount and Corporate Discount packages.

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•Communication Charges to Inmarsat terminal facilities

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