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STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--Japanese mobile telecommunications operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) Wednesday said it has delayed the commercial availability of its first third-generation mobile phone, sourced from Nokia Corp. (NOK), due to quality issues.
NTT DoCoMo said the launch of the 3G FOMA NM850iG was originally scheduled for commercial availability Feb 24.
The company said it was confirming the handset's quality and will launch it as soon as this process is completed.
Nokia said last week it had shipped the first NM850iG phones to NTT DoCoMo.
A Nokia spokesman couldn't be immediately reached for comment.
-By Magnus Hansson, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; [e-mail]

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