NTT held 38th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, June 22th. Prior to the deliberation, among the pre-questions from shareholders, they answered the questions that were of particular interest.
One of them is about efforts to improve the quality of communication services.
Vice President Takashi Hiroi said, “Regarding NTT docomo’s 4G line, there are phenomena where communication speed drops in congested areas in urban areas. The main causes are the increase in communication traffic and the impact of redevelopment. Currently, we are making improvements by adjusting the frequency coverage area and controlling dispersion so that it is not biased toward a specific frequency band.”
In addition, regarding the idea of a stock split that divides one share into 25 shares, he said, “The current amount of about 400,000 yen will be significantly reduced to about 16,000 yen. This is based on the introduction of the new NISA system that will start in 2024. The investment unit is at the same level as US blue-chip stocks, creating an environment that makes it easier to invest.By lowering the investment unit, we can expect investments from a wider range of generations.”
Shareholders at the venue asked questions about the edible cricket farming business promoted by NTT East. In response to the question, “Why crickets? Isn’t locusts better?” NTT East Vice President Ryota Kitamura said, “Edible crickets have a lot of protein and are highly nutritious. In addition, the cricket farming industry There is an issue of efficiency, and we think that we can utilize our DX and IoT technology, so we are supporting it.”
In addition, there was an opinion that the general assembly should continue to be a hybrid assembly that combines real and online.
In response, NTT Executive Officer Kyoko Yamamoto, head of the general affairs department, said, “We will continue to welcome many shareholders and provide opportunities for direct dialogue. The general meeting of shareholders at the venue will continue.”