Cessation of Cellular 'Tu-Ka' Service by Parent KDDI Japan in March 2008.Tokyo, Japan, Dec 14, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - In March 2008, KDDI will terminate the Tu-Ka cellular service. Tu-Ka service from each provider - Tu-Ka Phone Kansai since April 1994, Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo since June 1994, and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokai since July 1994 - has been highly regarded by customers, due to its simplicity and ease of use. In October 2005, KDDI acquired the three Tu-Ka Group companies, and started enabling customers to change their subscription to the au service, while keeping the same phone number and e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . (Note) Subsequently, this June 30, KDDI ceased to accept new subscriptions for Tu-Ka. As migration of subscriptions to au, keeping the same phone number and e-mail address, is progressing, KDDI has decided to integrate all its cellular services into au, in order to increase customer satisfaction further. Accordingly, the sale of upgraded handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. models for Tu-Ka will also cease on December 31. Looking ahead, KDDI will meet a broad range of customer needs by utilizing, in the au service, the simplicity and ease of use that have earned Tu-Ka its good reputation. In addition, to prevent inconvenience to customers who currently use the Tu-Ka service, from January 2007, the fee of 2,700 yen (2,835 yen inc. tax) for changing subscription from Tu-Ka to au while keeping the same phone number and e-mail address will be waived. Meanwhile, KDDI will proactively take various steps to ensure a smooth migration to au; for example, by informing users of these developments through direct mail and advertising. Note: A service enabling users to change subscription to au while keeping the same phone number started in October 2005. A service enabling users to change subscription to au while keeping the same e-mail address started this February. About KDDI Corporation KDDI (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 9433) is a diversified telecommunication operator formed by the merger of DDI ddI and ddC: see AZT. , KDD KDD Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (International Conference) KDD Knowledge Discovery in Databases KDD Kokusai Denshin Denwa (Japan) KDD Key Distribution Device and IDO Ido (ē`dō), short name of Esperandido, an artificial language that is a simplified version of Esperanto. See international language. in 2000, and is the only domestic company that provides both mobile communication service and broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. . The number of subscribers to the mobile phone services under the au and TuKa brands is over 25 million, and the number of fixed-line subscribers (MyLine) is approximately 7.2 million. The 73 KDDI group companies have more than 8,300 and turnover of 3.060 billion yen through March 2006. At KDDI, aggressive improvement of the communications environment in preparation for the coming ubiquitous network society is underway and KDDI is aiming to become a "ubiquitous solution company" that provides high value-added solutions. For more information, please visit www.kddi.com. Source: KDDI Corporation Contact: Noriko Seki Japan Corporate News, for KDDI Corporation +81-3-5791-1821 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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