Vodafone to boost stake in Japan Telecom

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Sakata (L), chairman of Japan Telecom Co., and Chris Gent, president of Vodafone Group PLC, shake hands at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 2. They announced that Vodafone will raise its stake in Japan's third largest telecom carrier to 45% from the present 25% with the purchase of the 20% stake held by British Telecommunications PLC (BT).

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