Press Releases

Establishment of MediaFLO™ Japan Planning Incorporated

Translated from original Japanese press release

December 22 , 2005

KDDI Corporation (Headquarter: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President & Chairman: Tadashi Onodera) and QUALCOMM Japan Incorporated (Headquarter: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Jun Yamada) announced today the companies will form a new company, the MediaFLO Japan Planning Incorporated in order to pursue the possibility of providing MediaFLO service in Japan. The company will become incorporated on Tuesday, December 27, 2005.

MediaFLO is a multimedia distribution technology for cellular phones, developed by a US company, QUALCOMM Incorporated. MediaFLO is highly efficient in spectrum usage, and realizes multi-channel / clip-cast content distribution. MediaFLO Japan Planning Incorporated will pursue the opportunity of providing various services with using the technology and the improvement of cellular phone customer convenience.

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Company Name: MediaFLO Japan Planning Incorporated
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Paid-in Capital: JPY 10 million
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Headquarters: 3-10-10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Shareholders: KDDI Corporation 80%, Qualcomm Japan Inc. 20%
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Date of Establishment: December 27, 2005
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President: Kazuhiko Masuda
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Number of Employees: 10

QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MediaFLO and FLO are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

KDDI Contacts:

Haruhiko Maede, Public relations
Phone: 81-3-6678-0690

QUALCOMM Contacts:

Cheryl Schwarzman, QUALCOMM MediaFLO
Phone: 1-858-651-6276
Email: mediaflo_pr@qualcomm.com

or

Takayuki Nozaki, QUALCOMM Japan
Phone: 81-3-5412-8912
Email: tnozaki@qualcomm.com

or

Mari Kondo, QUALCOMM Japan
Phone: 81-3-5412-8919
Email: mkondo@qualcomm.com

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