News Release:May 2, 2000

May 2, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NTT Communications Expands
Arcstar Global ATM and
Arcstar High-Speed Digital International Leased Circuit Services Areas

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) today announced that it would add the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Germany to its Arcstar Global ATM Service area as of May 9, bringing the total number of service countries/areas to seven.

France will be added to NTT Com’s Arcstar High-Speed Digital International Leased Circuit Service area, bringing the total number of service countries/areas to 17. Also, super high-speed menus with circuit speeds of 45 Mbps and 150 Mbps will be provided for existing Arcstar recipients China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea (Rep. of), Singapore, and the Philippines.

The company also plans to continue expanding the Arcstar service area and service menu in accordance with customer demand.

Arcstar Global ATM Service

Service Areas:	seven
Existing:	U.S.A. (excluding Hawaii and Alaska), Hong Kong, Malaysia, Korea (Rep. of), and Singapore
New:	U.K. and Germany

Available Service Speed:
Port speeds of 1.5 Mbps, 45 Mbps and 155 Mbps will be offered.
Under a specified port speed, customers can establish multiple permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) linking to multiple destinations at 0.5 Mbps increments up to 1 Mbps link speed. Beyond 1 Mbps, customers may select speed in 1 Mbps increments. (Please see Attachment 1).

Service Charges:
Please see Attachment 2.

Arcstar High-Speed Digital International Leased Circuit Service

Service Areas and Menus

Speeds	56/64 Kbps to 2 Mbps	Super High-Speed (45 Mbps, 150 Mbps)
Existing Service Areas	U.S.A. (excluding Hawaii and Alaska), U.K., China, Hong Kong, Korea (Rep. of), Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Sri Lanka	U.S.A. (excluding Hawaii and Alaska)
New Service Areas	France	China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea (Rep. of), Singapore, Philippines
Total Service Area	17	7

Service Charges:
Please see Attachment 3

NTT Com notified the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications today that the additional service areas and service menus will go into effect on May 9.



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