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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT)

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CA 1999 / 1999 revenue: 80,4 MM$ (+12,3%)
Bénéfices 1999 / 1999 income: 4,6 MM$ (+182%)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) has executed an AT&T-style breakup into two local carriers and a long-distance provider -- but unlike Ma Bell's gang, this family is sticking together. The world's #1 telecommunications firm, NTT is a holding company for regional local phone companies NTT East and NTT West, which enjoy de facto monopolies in their markets, and long-distance carrier NTT Communications, which faces growing competition. NTT also operates a leading ISP and owns 67% of Japan's dominant cellular carrier, NTT Mobile Communications Network (DoCoMo). The firm also has made international investments throughout the Pacific Rim and the US. Holding company NTT remains 53%-owned by the state.

Télécoms / Telecom

En matière d'alliances, NTT reste seul et ne sais pas trop où se mettre. Le géant nippon ne désire pas créer sa propre alliance à l'instar de Global One ou Concert - et ainsi concurrencer ces derniers - car il ne veut pas déteriorer ses relations avec les autres géants des télécom. Mais NTT trouve également qu'il est trop tôt pour joindre une alliances déjà existente.

En attendant, l'opérateur nippon fait quelques affaires avec un peu tout le monde:

• une des filiales de NTT (NTT FAN) est un service en ligne conjointement crée avec AT&T et Sony,
• l'opérateur nippon possède 27% dans Personal Handyphone System (PHS) International, détenu également par Cable & Wireless (27%), Cable & Wireless HKT (23%) et Itochu (23%).

Regarding worldwide alliances, the Nippon giant stays relatively alone and doesn't know where to go. Indeed, NTT doesn't want to create its own worldwide allicance against Golbal One or Concert as it doesn't want to deteriorate its relationships with the other telecom giants. However, NTT also believes it's too early to join an alliance.

In the meantime, the Nippon carrier deals with everybody:

• one of NTT subsidiaries (NTT FAN) is an online service created wuth AT&T and Sony,
• the Japanese carrier holds 27% of Personal Handyphone System (PHS) International, also held by Cable & Wireless (27%), Cale & Wireless HKT (23%) and Itochu (23%).