June 30, 2008

Standard Charge Index for Specified Telecommunications Services of NTT East and NTT West Determined and Notified

Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) notified Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT East and NTT West) of the standard charge index, which it has determined for their specified telecommunication services.

With regard to the level of charges for telephone services, ISDN services and leased circuit services of NTT East and NTT West, MIC determines the upper limit for each service category. This upper limit is called "standard charge index."

MIC has recently determined the standard charge index applicable for a one-year period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, and notified it to NTT East and NTT West today.

As the same estimated productivity growth rate (value X) is used for three consecutive years in calculating the standard charge index, the above-mentioned index for the next term was calculated using the value X set in fiscal 2006 (applicable October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2009) and the fluctuation in consumer price index in fiscal 2007.

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