(keitai-l) Re: NTT DoCoMo's "Foreigner Tax" Protest 6/20 2PM

When I first got to Japan, I tried to get a DoCoMo phone but couldn't,
not with a tourist visa.  So I ended up with ShaMail instead of FOMA,
for which I am quite glad!

I asked around a bunch, and I can't remember where I heard this, but
someone told me that DoCoMo had developed rules for foreigners trying to
get their phones since they were burned by a great number of United
States Armed Forces folks who ran up big bills and then split town.

There's probably a better solution to this - I'd love to see the faces
of the folks at DoCoMo when the petition is presented; probably a curt
bow and a thank you and maybe they'll be offered some neckstraps or
something.  I wonder if any change will come of this?  Direct action -
it seems so modern!  Aren't these folks supposed to ask their senpai if
they want to affect change?

Justin
http://www.links.net/

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> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of Nick May
> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 18:04
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: NTT DoCoMo's "Foreigner Tax" Protest 6/20 2PM
> 
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> 
> keitai-l@appelsiini.net writes:
> >As of April 1, 2002, NTT DoCoMo charges all non-permanent-resident 
> >foreigners a 30,000 yen deposit when signing a contract for a new 
> >phone. J-Phone and AU do not have similar policies, and we consider 
> >this an unfair singling out of people as untrustworthy 
> simply by dint 
> >of nationality or visa status.
> 
> 
> While on the one hand I think this stinks, I would also be 
> very surprised if a sound business case could not be made for it.
> 
> Of course, a similar such case could be made for charging 
> other "prior probability high risk crudely-defined-groups" a 
> premium and does nothing to justify it.
> 
> 
> 
> Nick
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