Docomo will slash mobile rates by up to 40%

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NTT Docomo is lowering service charges in response to calls by the government as well as its customers.

MINORU SATAKE and ISAO HORIKOSHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's top wireless carrier, NTT Docomo, will lower its service charge by 20% to 40% while giving subscribers more freedom on phones, including letting them bring unlocked and secondhand devices to its network.

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