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NTT DoCoMo USA unveils its US MVNO Services and is Live

11 Apr 2011 by admin in 1 New MVNO, Feed, MVNO, USA / No Comments

Source: NTT DoCoMo

We recently reported that NTT DoCoMo USA would be launching a new US Based Japanese MVNO Service for expats and the new MVNO Service finally went live in 50 states on the 6th of April 2011.

The new MVNO runs on T-Mobile USA’s network and is in Japanese, as well as in English, with no contract commitments (for PAY-as-You Go). The new service has International call bundles to Japan for a cost of $ 15 per month as well as offers Handsets; BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300, Nokia 2730 Classic and Nokia 2720. In addition to the products mentioned, NTT is also offering the Medias Roaming Solution for customers who visit Japan and finally USB Modems for data on the go. For Handsets and Dongle services, customer would have to enter into a contract commitment thou.

Below you can find the Basic Call Plans, and details of NTT’s offering;

Individual Plans				Family Plan
Plan	Monthly rate	Free minutes	Minute charges when exceeding the free communication	A $ 15 per line / up to share free minutes Mon (shares) can be
Plan	Monthly rate	Free minutes	Minute charges when exceeding the free communication	Line 1	Line 2	Line 3	Line 4
1	$ 15	100 minutes	$ 0.25 / min	-	-	-	-
2	$ 30	250 minutes	$ 0.19 / min	$ 45 (Total 2 lines)	-	-	-
3	$ 50	500 minutes	$ 0.17 / min	$ 65 (Total 2 lines)	$ 80 (Total 3 lines)	-	-
4	$ 65	750 minutes	$ 0.15 / min	$ 80 (Total 2 lines)	$ 95 (Total 3 lines)	$ 110 (Line 4 total)	-
5	$ 125	1500 minutes	$ 0.13 / min	$ 140 (Total 2 lines)	$ 155 (Total 3 lines)	$ 170 (Line 4 total)	$ 185 (5 lines total)

Option Plan; Text Bundles

Plan	Basic fee	Text-minute free communication
Text 250	$ 10	Through 250 (in excess of: $ 0.20 / communication)
Text 500	$ 15	Through 500 (in excess of: $ 0.15 / communication)
Unlimited Text	$ 20	Unlimited
If you can not apply for	-	No $ 0.25 / communication

Data Plan

Plan ISP (Internet Service Provider)

ISP Plan	Monthly rate
BlackBerry ® Service	$ 15
Mobile WEB Service	$ 5

Data Rates (e-mail, WEB, MMS)

Service	Basic fee	Free communication-minute data
Data 15	$ 10	15MB (Sometimes in excess: about $ 0.0008/KB)
Data 25	$ 15	25MB (Sometimes in excess: about $ 0.0008/KB)
Data 50	$ 25	50MB (Sometimes in excess: about $ 0.0008/KB)
If you can not apply for	-	None of about $ 0.0015/KB

Other

Activation

Fee $ 35 / line

Number Portability Port-Out

Fee $ 15 / line

Bill in the mail

$ 2 / Account

Details included on the invoice by mail

$ 2 / line

Voice mail

$ 0 / line

International Roaming Rates

International roaming charges when used in Japan

Call	Outbound	To Japan	$ 1.20 / min
		United States	$ 1.20 / min
		Other countries	$ 2.25 / min
	Incoming	$ 1.20 / min
Data communication	$ 0.0015/KB

International roaming charges when they are available in Canada

Call	Outbound	To Canada	$ 0.79 / min
		United States	$ 0.79 / min
		Japan	$ 0.79 / min
		Other countries	$ 3.70 / min
	Incoming	$ 0.79 / min
Data communication	$ 0.015/KB

For further information, please visit NTT DoCoMo USA’s homepage.

Additional Resources

View NTT DoCoMo, Inc Company Details

NTT Docomo, Inc. (株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・ドコモ Kabushiki Gaisha Enu Ti Ti Dokomo, TYO: 9437, NYSE: DCM, LSE: NDCM) is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, “do communications over the mobile network“, and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning “everywhere” in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone (FOMA and Some PHS), i-mode (internet), and mail (i-mode mail, Short Mail, and SMS) services. The company has its headquarters in the Sanno Park Tower, Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Docomo was spun off from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) in August 1991 to take over the mobile cellular operations. It provides 2G (mova) PDC cellular services on the 800 MHz band, and 3G FOMA W-CDMA services on the 2 GHz (UMTS 2100) and 800 MHz(UMTS800(Band VI)) and 1700 MHz(UMTS1700(Band IX)) bands. Its businesses also included PHS (Paldio), paging, and satellite. Docomo ceased offering a PHS service on January 7, 2008.

NTT DoCoMo USA
MVNO; Network: T-Mobile; Services: prepaid; Status: Active – NEW 06/04/11

Alternatively View NTT DOCOMO USA, Inc. Company Details

Chief Executive: Mr. Masaaki Maeda, President & CEO
Address: 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York NY 10178
Capitalization: US$30.29 million
Foundation Date: November 1, 1999
Locations: New York (Headquarters), Washington DC, Los Angeles, Honolulu

Investigate business development opportunities in the wireless space in the Americas.
Conduct research on IT and wireless business trends and regulatory environment.
Operate customer support desks in N.Y., L.A.; and Honolulu.
Initiate new DOCOMO subscriptions for customers repatriating to Japan.
Handle mobile phone applications for Japanese-speaking customers residing in the U.S.
Provide mobile solution for corporate customers.

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