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Okinawa Cellular
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Corporate outline
Profile
Company Name
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company
Location
Headquarters
1-7-1 Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture 900-8540 Ryukyu Lease Sougo Building 4F
TEL. 098-869-1001 FAX. 098-869-2643
President
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Business
Telecommunication services
Portable phone services
Establishment
June 1, 1991
Capital
1,414,581,000 yen
Directors and Auditors
As of June 17, 2008
Director and Advisor
Kazuo Inamori
Representative Director and Chairman
Eiji Chinen
Representative Director and President
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Managing Director
Seiken Takemoto
Director
Cosei Nakasone
Director
Masakazu Nakachi
Director
Akira Sakima
Director
Kunio Oroku
Director
Tadashi Onodera
Director
Nobuhiko Nakano
Director
Makoto Takahashi
Standing Statutory Auditor
Minoru Shono
Statutory Auditor
Masatoshi Asato
Statutory Auditor
Tsugiyoshi Toma
Statutory Auditor
Fumihiro Nakamura
Corporate History
The Okinawa Discussion Group, established in October 1990 as a vehicle for businessmen of Okinawa and mainland Japan to work together for development of Okinawa, announced its intention to establish a portable phone company. Funded by DDI and other major firms, Okinawa Cellular was established on June 1, 1991, to provide portable and car phone services in the Okinawa region.

Our company history is as follows:
 
1992
Mar.
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issues Telecommunications Business License
Apr.
Main office location changes (Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture)
Jul.
Cellular Phone Service Contract Bylaws approved by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Oct.
Mobile Car Phone TACS (Analog) service starts
1994
Apr.
Buyout system offered for portable phone units
1995
Jul.
Main office location changes (Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture)
1996
Nov.
PDC (digital) system service starts
1997
Apr.
Corporate stock registered at Securities Dealers Association of Japan
1998
Jul.
Start of CDMA service
1999
May.
Start of "ez web" Internet & e-mail service
Nov.
Start of Cell Pre-Phone (prepaid) service
2000
Jan.
Start of packet communications service
Apr.
Start of international roaming service, "GLOBAL PASSPORT"
Jun.
Application for 3rd generation mobile telephone system (IMT-2000) approved by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Jul.
Start of 3rd generation mobile telephone service with the brand "au"
Sep.
Service end of TACS (analogue) service
2002
Apr.
Start of "CDMA2000 1x" service
Nov.
Main office location changes (Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture)
2003
Mar.
Service end of PDC (digital) service
Nov.
Start of CDMA 1X WIN service
2004
Dec.
Shop registration cancelled with Japan Securities Dealers Association; Shares listed on Jasdaq Securities Exchange
2006
Oct.
Start of Mobile Number Portability service


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