News Release 1999

December

	Merger of DDI, KDD and IDO	(December 16)
1999-068	Reduction, etc., of KDD Inmarsat Telephone Charges for Ship-originated Calls - Up to maximum 31.6 % -	(December 8)
1999-067	KDD to Reduce International Direct Dialling Rates from Cellular Phones and PHS - For all 231 countries and regions with a 12% average reduction -	(December 6)

November

1999-060	Interim Results and Business Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending in March 2000	(November 12)
1999-059	KDD and Singapore Telecom announce strategic partnership	(November 10)

October

	Amendments to Business Results	(October 21)
	KDD to Reduce International Direct Dialing and Other Rates	(October 20)
	Tokyo Metallic's 1st DSL trial over existing PSTN lines in Japan supported by KDD and KCOM	(October 18)
	KDD achieved Year 2000 compliance	(October 7)

September

1999-053	KDD Global Network New Node in Silicon Valley	(September 29)
1999-051	KDD to Reduce Rates for 001 Domestic Calls via Route KDD	(September 21)
1999-049	KDD to reduce Domestic Long Distance Call Rates	(September 1)

August

Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. (U.S.) and KDD Submarine Cable Systems Inc. (Japan) announce the formation of a JV for the construction and sales of backhaul telecommunication facilities for city center access from the undersea fiber optic landing points in Japan

(August 31)

June

1999-033	Construction of Subscriber Access Network by Optical Fiber Cable, "KDD METRORING SM"	(June 10)
	Establishment of Joint Venture for Solution Related Business with SPT	(June 9)

May

	Indonesia's Surabaya - Ujungpandang - Banjarmasin Fiber-Optic Cable System Starts Operation	(May 31)
1999-028	KDD to Go Through Reorganization - Toward Introduction of a Virtual Company System -	(May 21)
1999-027	Post and Duties of Board Directors and Corporate Officers	(May 21)
1999-026	Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year Ended in March 1999	(May 21)

April

1999-020	Launch of Satellite IP Service, "KDD Skycast"	(April 19)
	KDD and HP Japan Conclude Business Alliance	(April 13)

March

	Development and Commercial Availability of "PrimeCast" a Multichannel Broadcasting System for Intranet Use	(March 30)
	Prism Communications Co. to Launch International Telephone Service in Korea	(March 8)

February

1999-010	KDD to Launch an End-to-End Type Frame Relay Service in Tie-up with SingTel	(February 25)
1999-009	KDD Australia Launches Telephone Services	(February 25)
1999-005	KDD Australia Inaugurates its Telecommunications Business	(February 1)

January

1999-004	Joint Statement Issued by KDD Together with 7 Telecommunications Operators in Asia Asking Fair Cost Sharing of International Internet Interconnection Link between the U.S.A. and Asia-Pacific Region	(January 26)
1999-003	Commencement of KDD Terabit Highway (KTH21) Project	(January 25)
1999-002	KDD TELECOMET HONGKONG Launches International Telephone Services	(January 20)
1999-001	Establishment of "KDD WinStar Corporation" and Application for Approval of its Business	(January 5)