Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

TOKYO, Japan - Yusai Okuyama (4th from L), president of a newly created company resulting from a merger of long-distance phone carrier DDI Corp., international carrier KDD Corp. and mobile phone operator IDO Corp., joins hands with other company executives at a ceremony Oct. 2 in Tokyo to unveil the new corporate logotype. The three officially merged the previous day under DDI's banner, becoming Japan's second-largest telecom. The new DDI is dubbed KDDI.

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