Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine August 2020 | Page 103

08 NTT

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Better known by its acronym , NTT , Nippon Telegraph and Telephone was founded in 1952 as a government monopoly before going private in 1985 and launching on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1987 . Japan ’ s telecommunications had been operated by AT & T during the American occupation following the end of the Second World War , with NTT assuming operations after the occupation was brought to an end in April 1952 . Today , NTT is the fourth-largest telco in the world and the fifth-largest public company in Japan . In 2019 , the company launched NTT Limited which serves as a holding company for 28 NTT brands and is based in the UK .

CEO

JUN SAWADA

303,351

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

HQ

TOKYO JAPAN
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