DoCoMo to Offer Free 24/7 Domestic Calling to Family Members
TOKYO, JAPAN, February 27, 2008 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that domestic voice calls between family members subscribing to the Fami-wari MAX50 billing plan, currently discounted at 30% off regular rates, will become completely free on a 24-hour/7-days-per-week basis effective April 1, 2008.
Subscribers to Fami-wari MAX50, the minimum two-year service with special discounts for families launched in August 2007, will also receive a 60% discount (currently 30%) on domestic videophone calls to family members.
Fami-wari MAX50 subscribers already enjoy a number of benefits, including basic monthly fees reduced by 50% from the first year of subscription and free i-mode???? mail with family members.
In addition to the above, users who have been with DoCoMo at least 10 years and subscribe to both the original Family Discount (or Office Discount) and the New Ichinen Discount service for minimum one-year contracts will receive free domestic voice calls to family members.
Furthermore, beginning June 1, 2008, corporate users who subscribe to both the Office-wari MAX50 service and the Office-wari service will also receive free voice and 60% off videophone charges for domestic calls to lines within the same group.