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Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Matsushita Posts First-Ever Quarterly Loss
Jul 31 2001 03:14 AM PDT

KDDI Mobile Handsets Hit by New Glitch
Jul 13 2001 03:50 AM PDT

DoCoMo Handsets Hit By New Snafu
Jul 10 2001 04:42 AM PDT

For Lucky Few, DoCoMo's 3G Makes Japan Debut
May 30 2001 03:52 AM PDT

Sony, Ericsson in Joint-Venture Talks
Apr 19 2001 06:20 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Matsushita Communication Industrial makes gadgets that are rung and watched worldwide. The company makes Panasonic-brand mobile phones and wireless base stations and terminals for building cellular telephony networks (about 60% of sales). Matsushita Communication also makes automotive electronics (almost 20% of sales), professional audio and video equipment, disk drives, electronic measurement equipment, and giant Astrovision video screens for sports arenas. Japan accounts for nearly 80% of sales. Parent company Matsushita Electric Industrial controls 57% of Matsushita Communication, which is developing new wireless network infrastructure with Nortel and Lucent.

 COMPETITION
Motorola, Inc. (MOT)
Nokia Corporation (NOK)
Sony Corporation (SNE)

 DEALS
Deal: Lucent, Matsushita Forge Alliance
Date Announced: 11.30.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Internet infrastructure-communications technology firm and mobile-communications manufacturer to develop integrated wireless-communications services.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 8,869.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 18.6%
Employees: 16,762
Revenue per employee: $529,161.20

 KEY PEOPLE
• Takashi Kawada
    CEO
• Takeshi Otsuji
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3-1, Tsunashima-Higashi 4-chome
Yokohama 223-8639, Japan
Phone: 81-45-531-1231
Fax: 81-45-544-3285
Online: Web Site

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