Police raid NTT West's Osaka branch

Police raid NTT West's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Police raid the Osaka branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West) on the morning of Nov. 3 in connection with allegations that a former employee of NTT West received money from ''Dial Q2'' toll telephone service companies in exchange for providing information on NTT customers.

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