DoCoMo to enable cellphones to be used as IP phones at home

DoCoMo to enable cellphones to be used as IP phones at home

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off a new cellphone (R) launched by Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. in Tokyo on May 27. NTT DoCoMo's new service, starting in June, will enable customers to use the cellphone as Internet protocol phones at home so they can benefit from high-speed data networks and cheaper call rates. At left is a touch-panel terminal.

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