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New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market.

New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market. (Kyodo)