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KDDI's Discount Subscriber Phone Services
HIKARI-one phone / Metal-plus phone / Cable-plus phone

KDDI offers a variety of distinctive, low-cost subscriber phone services. These include services that combine phone line service with high-speed Internet access, services that work in collaboration with cable TV company services, and domestic/international call services at highly competitive rates.

International call rates as low as IP-phone rates!

Call rates as low as the following are available. HIKARI-one phone is only ¥8 per 3 minutes (¥8.4 / 3 minutes including tax) for calls made anywhere in Japan. Metal-plus phone and Cable-plus phone services are ¥8 per 3 minutes (¥8.4 / 3 minutes including tax) for in-prefecture calls and ¥15 per 3 minutes (¥15.75 / 3 minutes including tax) for out-of-prefecture calls. The basic rates for these discount services are also extremely reasonable.

KDDI's Discount Subscriber Phone Services

HIKARI-one phone

HIKARI-one is a discount service that lets you enjoy Internet access, phone service, and television through a single fiber optic line. It provides high quality at low cost while letting you continue using your current phone number and telephone. You can even combine your payments with those made through your contract with your current provider!

Metal-plus phone

Metal-plus phone is a phone line service offered through KDDI’s unique network. Instead of using NTT exchanges, it connects directly with KDDI’s high-quality IP Network. This helps to keep costs down and enables us to offer an easy-to-understand pricing system. There is no need to change your phone number or telephone.

Cable-plus phone

KDDI is working in conjunction with various cable television companies to provide Cable-plus phone service. Through this collaboration, bandwidth equivalent to the subscriber phone lines provided by NTT East/NTT West has been allocated to the Cable-plus phone service allowing usage at basic rates and calling rates that are lower than usual.

Call overseas to America for ¥9 / minute !

Join KDDI’s subscriber phone service to enjoy cheap international per-minute calling rates. For example, you can call the US at any time of the day for only ¥9 per minute!

HIKARI-one phone Metal-plus phone Cable-plus phone ⁄ The same rate 24 hours a day! Call the US for ¥9 ⁄ minute ∗ International calls are exempt from taxation.

How to call from Japan

(001)-010-[Country Code]-[Telephone Number]

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  • If the overseas telephone number you wish to call begins with 0, do not include the 0 when dialing. (There may be some exceptions.)
  • Service may be unavailable depending on overseas facilities.
  • Service may be unavailable depending on satellite terminal/equipment conditions.
  • You do not need to dial the numbers in parentheses.

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