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Softbank Corp.’s quarterly revenue fell to 647.3 billion yen ($6 billion), down 2.4% compared to last year, while reported net quarterly fell to 19.4 billion yen ($180 million) from 25.1 billion yen ($233 million) a year ago. The company recently began offering the 3G iPhone with several data plans. Meanwhile, the number of DSL users continued to decline while fiber-based customers continue to increase.
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J-Phone built Japanese mobile operator known for camera phones and early 3G services. What became of it?
J-Phone built Japanese mobile operator known for camera phones and early 3G services under its own name. The brand was retired when it became SoftBank — but the operation continues as SoftBank today. The original name passes into the archive. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
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