TOKYO—Christopher Gent, chief executive of Vodafone Group, on 30 July said he is planning to integrate J-Phone Group’s three operational companies by the end of this year, targeting the integrated company to be listed on a Japanese stock exchange market. Vodafone is the largest shareholder of Japan Telecom, the third-largest telecommunications operator in Japan, and J-Phone, the mobile business unit of Japan Telecom.
According to Gent, three operational companies of J-Phone Group—J-Phone East, J-Phone West and J-Phone Central—will be integrated by year-end as part of an effort to improve efficiency.
Gent also said J-Phone is going to provide its third-generation (3G) service with a dual-mode handset (PDC and GSM) to allow customers to use the service nationwide. J-Phone is scheduled to launch 3G service in June 2002.
Vodafone’s Gent says J-Phone’s 3 firms to be integrated by end-year
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