SoftBank Telecom
SoftBank Telecom Corporation Japanese:, previously as Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., 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. 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 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
