Immediately after the merger, the new company plans to start a seamless service that provides phone, leased line, frame relay and other services, for both domestic and overseas connections. Billings will also be integrated. The company plans eventually to deepen and expand the partnerships to include CATV- based telephone services. The switches will be installed in 18 cities by year end and 64 cities by May 1999. NTT getting into Web television market NTT will release in early July a TV Internet access device.
Users can surf the Web and exchange e-mail messages while watching TV programs at the same time.
Since it has a DSU-equipped terminal adapter, users can also talk on the phone while they surf the Internet. The company plans to ship 500 units annually. Slated for release in late August, the Gaisurfer enables the user to simply turn on the switch to access the Internet. The user can also exchange e-mail messages using an optional remote controller or wireless keyboard. The new firm will initially set up the exchange at KDD's Otemachi Building, providing exchange services to 20 ISPs using a 100Mbps interface.