KDD to Reduce Rates for International Direct Dialing Calls

KDD to Reduce Rates for International Direct Dialing Calls
- Average rate cut of 5.1% to total 9.3 billion yen-

1996-023

November 14, 1996

KDD (Japan's Global Communications) today filed a request with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to reduce international direct dialing (IDD) rates. KDD plans to put the new rates into effect soon after its plan is approved by the ministry.

The rate cut is aimed to respond to customer demand, and to eliminate or minimize the rate difference between incoming and outgoing international calls and to boost its international competitiveness in light of the increasing global competition for the international telephone market. It will be the greatest for calls to Asia and South America, destinations where there is strong and quickly growing demand for international telephone calls. To prepare for changes in the competitive environment including the deregulation of ISR (International Simple Resale) and foreign companies' entry into the market, KDD will lower rates not only to industrialized countries in Europe and America that are now functioning as international telephone hubs, but also to other regions to which traffic are diverted by way of such hubs.

The rate cut will total some 9.3 billion yen (based on fiscal year 1996 figures) and average 5.1%. The maximum rate reduction will be 20.2%.

Destinations subject to reduced rates are all IDD destinations (224 countries and regions). The rate cut will be most substantial to Asia including Korea (Rep. Of) and China, to South America including Brazil and Peru, and to Africa.

The rate cut will range from 20 yen to 250 yen for a three-minute call placed during the day on a weekday. For example, a call to Korea (Rep. Of) will be reduced from 610 yen to 560 yen ; to Brazil from 1,200 yen to 980 yen, to China from 680 yento 630 yen, and to the United States from 480 yen to 450 yen.

The rate reduction will make the following KDD services even more economical:
- KDD Volume Saver I, II, and III
- Route KDD
- VIRNET
- KDD Discount Dial I, II, and III
- KDD "Talk & Save" plan
- KDD Family Talk
- Dial Coupon 001
- KDD Super World Card
- 001-IC Global Phone
- 001-P Card Phone
- KDD Super Japan Direct
- Auto-Collect Calls
- Third-Party Dial
- Credit Card Calls
- F-Port (via telephone network)

New International Direct Dialing Rate -- DRAFT

(Standard, Economy, Discount)

(Unit:YEN)

Area Current Rate New Rate

First
1 min. Additional
1 min. 3 min. First
1 min. Additional
1 min. 3 min. Amount of
reduction Percentage of
reduction

U.S.A. 24 12 480 21 12 450 30 6.3

19 10 390 17 10 370 20 5.1

18 9 360 17 9 350 10 2.8

Canada 24 12 480 21 12 450 30 6.3

19 10 390 17 10 370 20 5.1

18 9 360 17 9 350 10 2.8

Korea
(Rep.of) 31 15 610 28 14 560 50 8.2

25 12 490 22 11 440 50 10.2

20 10 400 20 10 400 0 0

Taiwan
China
Hong Kong 32 18 680 29 17 630 50 7.4

26 14 540 23 14 510 30 5.6

20 11 420 20 11 420 0 0

Australia
New Zealand 34 19 720 33 18 690 30 4.2

27 15 570 26 14 540 30 5.3

22 11 440 22 11 440 0 0

Singapore
Philippines
Thailand, etc. 36 21 780 32 20 720 60 7.7

29 17 630 26 16 580 50 7.9

22 13 480 22 13 480 0 0

Other North
American areas
(Mexico, etc.) 35 22 790 32 21 740 50 6.3

28 18 640 26 17 600 40 6.3

22 13 480 22 13 480 0 0

U.K.
Germany
France 38 24 860 33 22 770 90 10.5

30 19 680 26 18 620 60 8.8

23 16 550 23 16 550 0 0

Other Oceanian areas
(Fiji, etc.) 36 22 800 34 22 780 20 2.5

29 18 650 27 18 630 20 3.1

22 13 480 22 13 480 0 0

Other European areas
(Western Europe/
Italy, Switzerland,
etc.) 38 24 860 34 22 780 80 9.3

30 19 680 27 18 630 50 7.4

23 16 550 23 16 550 0 0

Other European areas
(Eastern Europe/
Russia, Poland,etc.) 40 28 960 36 27 900 60 6.3

32 22 760 29 22 730 30 3.9

25 18 610 25 18 610 0 0

South Asia
(India, etc.) 44 33 1100 36 27 900 200 18.2

35 26 870 29 22 730 140 16.1

27 21 690 27 21 690 0 0
Brazil 48 36 1200 38 30 980 220 18.3

38 29 960 30 24 780 180 18.8

29 24 770 26 21 680 90 11.7

West Indies
(Haiti,Bahamas,etc.) 44 34 1120 39 30 990 130 11.6

35 27 890 31 24 790 100 11.2

26 21 680 26 21 680 0 0

South American areas
(Peru,Colombia,etc.) 48 38 1240 39 30 990 250 20.2

38 30 980 31 24 790 190 19.4

29 24 770 27 21 690 80 10.4

Middle East
(Iran, etc.) 44 33 1100 41 31 1030 70 6.4

35 26 870 33 25 830 40 4.6

27 21 690 27 21 690 0 0

Africa 48 38 1240 41 31 1030 210 16.9

38 30 980 33 25 830 150 15.3

29 24 770 29 24 770 0 0

(Note 1) Top Line: Standard rates (08:00 - 19:00)

Middle line: Economy rates (Weekdays 19:00 - 23:00,Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese National Holidays,including January 1,2,3 08:00 - 23:00)

Bottom line: Discount rates (23:00 - 08:00)

(Note 2) The "first" and "additional" rates are for every 6 seconds.

(Note 1)	Top Line:	Standard rates (08:00 - 19:00)
	Middle line:	Economy rates (Weekdays 19:00 - 23:00,Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese National Holidays,including January 1,2,3 08:00 - 23:00)
	Bottom line:	Discount rates (23:00 - 08:00)
(Note 2)	The "first" and "additional" rates are for every 6 seconds.