Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of March, 2003.

 

Commission File Number: 001-31221

 

Total number of pages: 5

 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150

Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

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Information furnished on this form:

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

 

1.   Press release dated February 3, 2003 announcing NTT DoCoMo’s operational data for the third quarter of fiscal 2002.

 

2.   Press release dated March 7, 2003 announcing that NTT DoCoMo received a request for a shareholders loan from Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

Date: March 7, 2003

  

By:

  

/S/    MASAYUKI HIRATA        

       

Masayuki Hirata

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 1

Operation Data for 3rd Quarter of 2002

 

February 3, 2003

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

 

          

3rd Quarter of 2002 (from October, 2002 to December, 2002)

     

[Ref.]
3rd Quarter of 2001 (from October, 2001 to December, 2001)

     

[Ref.]
Fiscal 2001 ended March 31, 2002 (full year results)

Cellular

                         

Subscribers

  

thousands

     

42,874

     

39,635

     

40,783

FOMA

  

thousands

     

152.0

     

27.0

     

89.4

Market Share(1)

  

%

     

58.3

     

59.0

     

59.0

Net Increase

  

thousands

     

712

     

1,197

     

4,757

FOMA

  

thousands

     

16.3

     

27.1

     

89

Aggregate ARPU (PDC)(2)

  

yen/month/ contract

     

8,200

     

8,540

     

8,480

Voice ARPU

  

yen/month/ contract

     

6,430

     

6,960

     

6,940

i-mode ARPU(3)

  

yen/month/ contract

     

1,770

     

1,580

     

1,540

ARPU (FOMA)

  

yen/month/ contract

     

7,750

     

10,400

     

8,750

MOU(4)

  

minute/month/ contract

     

169

     

180

     

178

Churn Rate(5)

  

%

     

1.20

     

1.16

     

1.18

i-mode

                         

Subscribers

  

thousands

     

36,209

     

30,182

     

32,156

i-appliTM compatible (PDC)

  

thousands

     

15,658

     

10,481

     

12,540

i-mode Subscription Rate

  

%

     

84.5

     

76.1

     

78.8

Net Increase

  

thousands

     

1,326

     

2,413

     

10,461

iMenu Sites

  

sites

     

3,389

     

2,932

     

2,994

i-appli

  

sites

     

515

     

233

     

270

Access percentage by content category(6)

                         

Ringing tone/Screen

  

%

     

39

     

38

     

37

Game/Horoscope

  

%

     

20

     

23

     

20

Entertainment Info

  

%

     

21

     

20

     

21

Information

  

%

     

11

     

10

     

12

Database

  

%

     

5

     

4

     

5

Transaction

  

%

     

4

     

5

     

5

Independent Sites*

  

sites

     

61,180

     

51,744

     

53,534

Percentage of packets transmitted(6)

                         

Web

  

%

     

86

     

82

     

83

Mail

  

%

     

14

     

18

     

17

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (PDC)

  

yen/month/ contract

     

2,110

     

2,130

     

2,200

PHS

                         

Subscribers

  

thousands

     

1,761

     

1,910

     

1,922

Market Share(1)

  

%

     

31.6

     

33.6

     

33.7

Net Increase

  

thousands

     

-68

     

19

     

110

ARPU

  

yen/month/ contract

     

3,500

     

3,740

     

3,830

MOU

  

minute/month/ contract

     

116

     

121

     

121

Data Transmission Rate(7)

  

%

     

77.7

     

73.3

     

72.5

Churn Rate

  

%

     

3.35

     

3.53

     

3.58

 

(1)   Source: Telecommunications Carriers Association
(2)   ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per Unit)

Aggregate ARPU (PDC) = Cellular Phone Service ARPU (Voice ARPU) + i-mode ARPU

(3)   i-mode ARPU = ARPU generated purely from i-mode x (no. of active i-mode users/no. of active cellular phone users)

No. of active users = (no. of subscribers at the end of previous quarter( or FY)+ no. of subscribers at the end of current quarter(or FY))/2 x no. of months

(4)   MOU (Minutes of Usage): Average communication time per one month per one user
(5)   Churn Rate:

FY: Total number of cancellations for one year/Total subscribers at the end of each month, from March in previous fiscal year to February in current fiscal year

Q3: Total cancellations for third quarter/Total subscribers at the end of each month, from September to November

(6)   Calculation does not include i-mode access via FOMA
(7)   Percent of data traffic in total outbound call time
*   Formerly called "Voluntary Websites"

 

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Exhibit 2

For Immediate Release

 

 

 

 

DoCoMo Receives Request For a Shareholders Loan

From Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited

 

 

 

TOKYO, JAPAN, March 7, 2003 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (“DoCoMo”) announced today that DoCoMo has received a Funding Call Notice from Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited(“H3G UK”), seeking a shareholders loan advancement of £200 million from us, in accordance with our 20% proportional equity interest in H3G UK. H3G UK delivered the Funding Call Notice to DoCoMo pursuant to a provision of the Shareholders Agreement between Hutchison Whampoa Limited and DoCoMo that stipulates that DoCoMo is contractually obligated to provide up to £200 million as a loan advance if certain pre-conditions are fulfilled.

DoCoMo will announce its response to the Funding Call Notice by the middle of April.

 

 

 

 

For further inquiries, please contact:

 

Public Relations Department

Susumu Takeuchi

Manager

International PR

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

Tel: +81-3-5156-1366 (9:30~19:00 Japan Standard Time)

Fax: +81-3-5501-3408

Mobile: +81-90-5400-1142

e-mail: press_dcm@nttdocomo.com

website: http://www.nttdocomo.com

 

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