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OTHER CHIP PHONECARDS (non NTT) (by Craig Fisher, UK in co-operation with Patrick Trane) |
| Two companies are known to sell modular-type chip cards,
but for international calls only:
1) ITJ: So far fifteen cards have been issued, two of them with the same design but different dates. (ITJ merged with Japan Telecom (a domestic carrier) on 1st October 1997.) 2) KDD: Gemplusplus is the actual provider. Only a few places in Tokyo (and even less in the rest of Japan) are equipped with the appropriate telephone booths. I personally know of only five. This is one reason why it is extremely difficult to get these cards, even in Tokyo. |