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About Hikari Denwa

Hikari Denwa is a IP-Phone service offered by NTT East and NTT West for users of their fiber-optic services (B FLET'S, FLET'S Hikari Next, FLET'S Hikari Light and FLET'S Hikari Premium). A NTT contract is essential. For details of NTT's Hikari Denwa service please contact NTT or visit their Web pages.

Features

• Possible to make calls for low charges. For example, a call to anywhere in Japan is charged at 8 yen/3 minutes).
• Low monthly charge (from 500 yen/month)
• Your current telephone number for your fixed telephone line can be used with the Hikari Denwa service.

Who Can Use The Service

You must be using NTT's B FLET'S, FLET'S Hikari Next, FLET'S Hikari Light or FLET'S Hikari Premium service.

* There may be cases where Hikari Denwa usage is not possible because of the usage environment, etc.

How To Apply

Members who don't yet have an NTT fiber-optic service

Apply for the Hikari Denwa service at the same time as you apply for Asahi Net's Hikari with FLET'S Course. Please find more details on the following page.
>> Hikari with FLET'S Course

Members who already have an NTT fiber-optic service

Apply for Hikari Denwa service through Asahi Net.
Please access the following page to apply.
>> Apply for Hikari Denwa service (Application page is in Japanese)

Important Notes

• This optional service can only be used as an additional to internet connection services. You cannot apply for this optional service by itself.
• To use the Hikari Denwa service a contract for one of NTT's FLET'S fiber-optic lines is required. In addition to Hikari Denwa service charges you will also be charged for NTT's FLET'S fiber-optic service (contract charge, initial charges, monthly charges).
• If you are using a Mansion-type NTT FLET'S fiber-optic service, a monthly charge will also be billed for a IP-Phone-capable router for the Hikari Denwa service; the monthly charge is 450 yen, excl. tax.
• Separately, a Universal Service Charge is required.
• Calls to fixed telephone lines, INS Net lines and Hikari Denwa numbers in Japan will be charged at 8 yen/3 minutes, excl. tax.
• During a power outage, it is not possible to make phone calls using Hikari Denwa, including calls to emergency numbers.
• Some telephone numbers, including those starting with 0570, cannot be dialed with the Hikari Denwa service.
• It is possible for some phone numbers currently being used on analog NTT phone lines to not be transferable to NTT's Hikari Denwa service.
• It is not possible to use some phone sets (ISDN phone ,G4FAX phone ,etc) with the Hikari Denwa service.
• To use the Hikari Denwa Number Display service, you need to have a number display compatible telephone set.
• To transfer a phone number currently being used on an analog NTT phone line to NTT's Hikari Denwa service NTT will charge a basic construction charge and a number transfer charge. For more information please refer to NTT's Web pages.