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J-PHONE announced today that it will launch new Vodafone live! mobile internet services after early October on Vodafone Global Standard (VGS), J-PHONE's 3G platform launched December 2002 that allows customers access to mobile services both in Japan and abroad.

Main features of Vodafone live! for VGS are as follows:

• Sha-mail picture messaging, Movie Sha-mail video messaging and web contents accessible to customers in exactly the same way abroad as in Japan

• E-mails with attachments of up to a maximum 200 kilobytes can be sent and received, making for even richer communications

• Sha-mails with even higher resolutions than before and Movie Sha-mails of up to 40 seconds long can be sent and received

• Web functions that utilize fast data speeds, allowing for rich contents such as high-resolution QVGA - size wallpaper downloads and video clip files of 15 to 30 seconds in length

In addition, J-PHONE plans to launch a compatible handset, the V801SA by Sanyo, in conjunction with these new services. With these offerings, J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based, high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink) in Japan and by accessing the GPRS networks of roaming partners while overseas.

In conjunction with the launch of Vodafone live! services for VGS, J-PHONE will lower videotelephony and 64K digital communication charges to the same level as voice calls, down from the current rate of 1.8 times the price of voice. With this rate reduction customers will be able to enjoy 3G services at great value.