Cancellation of Nokia E71 Sales

TOKYO, December 5, 2008 --- SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. (hereafter ‘SBM’) announced that it has decided to cancel the release of the Nokia E71, a new model originally scheduled for the winter 2008 sales season.

This decision was based on Nokia Corporation's decision to discontinue handset sales in Japan.

SBM apologizes customers who looked forward to the release of the handset.

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