TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they set transfer handling fees for switching carriers under mobile number portability (MNP), which will be implemented on October 24.

Subscribers who switch to DoCoMo from other operators will not be charged an MNP transfer fee, but like all new applicants, must pay a contract handling fee of 3,150 yen (including 5% sales tax). DoCoMo subscribers who move to other operators will be charged an MNP transfer fee of 2,100 yen (including 5% sales tax).

DoCoMo will hold an MNP Reservation Campaign between September 10 to October 23. People who apply to DoCoMo during this period and who conclude the contract between October 24 and December 31, 2006 will be awarded 2,000 DoCoMo points, worth 2,000 yen, which can be applied toward the purchase of DoCoMo handsets or other products.

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