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{{Infobox company
| name = SoftBank Telecom Corporation
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji          = ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社
}}
| former_name = {{ubl|Japanese Telecom Telegraph (1984-2002)|Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. (2002-2006)}}
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| parent = [[SoftBank]]
| defunct = {{end date|2015|04|01}}
| fate = Merged into sister company Softbank Mobile Corp. (50% economic, 50% voting)
| founded = {{start date and age|1984|10}}
}}

'''SoftBank Telecom Corporation''' ({{langx|ja|'''ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社'''}}), previously as '''Japan Telecom Co. Ltd.''' ({{langx|ja|'''日本テレコム株式会社'''|links=no}}, Nippon Terekomu Kabushiki-gaisha) was a [[Communications in Japan|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6700920|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120713232836/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6700920|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 13, 2012|title=Softbank Telecom Corp.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek|work=investing.businessweek.com|access-date=2 February 2011}}</ref> 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 ([[Japan Railways Group|J.R.]] Telecom, or J.R. Tsushin) established
*'''1989-05''': Railway Telecommunication merges with Japan Telecom
*'''2002-08''': Company name was changed to [[SoftBank Mobile|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]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://previewtech.net/softbank-telecom-december-19-ipo-2355/|title=SoftBank Telecom set for December 19 IPO; to raise $23.5 billion |work=Preview Tech|date=10 December 2018 |access-date=10 December 2018 |last1=Krishna |first1=KP }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://tm.softbank.jp/english/ Official website]

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