March 31, 2009

FY2009 Business Operation Plans of NTT, Etc. Approved

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) today approved fiscal 2009 business operation plans as applied for by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation.

Outlines of their business plans

1. Services
(Estimated numbers of subscriptions, circuits, and contracts as of the end of fiscal 2009)
  NTT East NTT West
Subscriber telephones (subscribers in 10 thousands) Approx. 1,653 Approx. 1,677
INS Net 64 (circuits in thousands) Approx. 2,379 Approx. 2,327
INS Net 1500 (circuits in thousands) Approx. 30 Approx. 16
FLET'S Hikari (contracts in 10 thousands) Approx. 776 Approx. 601

2. Capital Investment(Unit: 0.1 billion yen)
  NTT East NTT West NTT
Total amount of investment 4,600 4,050 410
Investment in fiber-optic access networks Approx. 1,800 Approx. 1,200  

3. Revenues and expenditures(Unit: 0.1 billion yen)
  NTT East NTT West NTT
Revenues 19,860 18,340 4,120
Expenditures 19,260 18,240 2,150
Current profits 600 100 1,970

4. Sources and applications of funds(Unit: 0.1 billion yen)
  NTT East NTT West NTT
Sources 30,200 25,960 11,770
Applications 30,200 25,960 11,770

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