Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co has asked the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for permission to reduce international telecommunications charges by an average of 21.1%, beginning in September: total savings to users are expected to be around $360m, made up almost entirely of reductions in overseas telephone charges – the cost differential between calling from Japan to the US, and calling in the opposite direction will be eliminated, with a 3.6 minute call to the US reduced by 30%; charges for operator-assisted calls will remain the same for the first three minutes, but will be reduced by 2% to 23% thereafter.
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