SoftBank Telecom
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{{Infobox company
| name = SoftBank Telecom Corporation
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji = ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社
}}
| former_name = {{ubl|Japanese Telecom Telegraph (1984-2002)|Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. (2002-2006)}}
| industry = Telecommunications
| type = Subsidiary
| parent = SoftBank
| defunct = {{end date|2015|04|01}}
| fate = Merged into sister company Softbank Mobile Corp.
| founded = {{start date and age|1984|10}}
}}
SoftBank Telecom Corporation ({{langx|ja|ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社}}), previously as Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. ({{langx|ja|日本テレコム株式会社|links=no}},Nippon Terekomu Kabushiki-gaisha) was a Japanese telephone company of the SoftBank group. It provides services to businesses and consumers in Japan. It provides long-distance telephone service, international call service, and direct connection fixed-line voice service. In addition, it engages in the billing and collecting fees for the telephony service; consulting, development and establishment of telecommunication system; and provision of information processing and providing service.{{Cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6700920|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120713232836/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6700920|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 13, 2012|title=Softbank Telecom Corp.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek|work=investing.businessweek.com|access-date=2 February 2011}} On 1 April 2015 Softbank Telecom Corp. merged into Softbank Mobile Corp. and ceased to exist as a separate entity.
Timeline
- 1984-10: Japanese Telecom Telegraph was founded.
- 1986-08: Japanese Telecom Telegraph launches leased circuit services
- 1986-12: Railway Telecommunication (JR Telecom, or JR Tsushin) established
- 1989-05: Railway Telecommunication merges with Japan Telecom
- 2002-08: Company name was changed to Japan Telecom Holdings. The fixed-line telecommunications business was also separated to found a new Japan Telecom.
- 2006-10: Company name changed to SoftBank Telecom Corporation
- 2015-04: Company merged into Softbank Mobile Corp.
- 2018-12: Company goes into IPO{{Cite web|url= https://previewtech.net/softbank-telecom-december-19-ipo-2355/|title=SoftBank Telecom set for December 19 IPO; to raise $23.5 billion |work=Preview Tech|date=10 December 2018 |access-date=10 December 2018 |last1=Krishna |first1=KP }}
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External links
- [http://tm.softbank.jp/english/ Official website]
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