5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT).

IIJ, PoweredCom confirm business integration talks

IIJ, PoweredCom confirm business integration talks

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Suzuki (L), president of Internet access provider Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), and Takeshi Taneichi, president of PoweredCom Inc., a data-communications firm owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and nine other utilities, give a joint news conference in Tokyo on July 18. The two firms released a statement saying, ''It is true that we are studying ways to unite our management, including possible business integration.''

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). (Kyodo)

IIJ, PoweredCom confirm business integration talks

IIJ, PoweredCom confirm business integration talks

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Suzuki (L), president of Internet access provider Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), and Takeshi Taneichi, president of PoweredCom Inc., a data-communications firm owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and nine other utilities, give a joint news conference in Tokyo on July 18. The two firms released a statement saying, ''It is true that we are studying ways to unite our management, including possible business integration.''