For Immediate Release
December 15, 1997
NTT Submits Call Rate Reduction Plan for Approval
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced today that it has submitted a long-distance call rate reduction plan to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications for approval.Under the plan, NTT will reduce the rate of a 3-minute long-distance call to 90 yen from the current one. This plan will enable NTT to achieve its original target of reducing the farthest toll call rate to 100 yen per 3-minute by the year 2000 earlier and will introduce a consolidated pricing system that combines distance rate bands.
Direct Dialed Call Rates for Subscribers (seconds available per ¥10)
| Current rates | |||
| Daytime | Nighttime Late | night/early morning | |
| 100 km - 160 km | 16.5 secs (¥110) | 22.5 secs(¥80) | 30 secs (¥60) |
| Over 160 km | 16.5 secs (¥110) | 18 secs (¥100) | 22.5 secs (¥80) |
| Revised rates | |||
| Daytime | Nighttime Late | night/early morning | |
| 100 km - 160 km | 20 secs (¥90) | 22.5 secs (¥80) | 30 secs (¥60) |
| Over 160 km | |||
Note: Figures in brackets mean charges for 3-minute calls.
NTT plans to introduce the new rates next February, after receiving approval.
NTT expects total annual revenue for long-distance calls to be reduced by approximately ¥80 billion, or approximately ¥1,200 per subscriber line.
