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03/14/06 11:04 AM

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DJ JAPAN PRESS:Kyocera To Launch Low-Price Handsets In India

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Kyocera Corp. (6971.TO) plans to launch low-priced mobile phone handsets in India in July, the Asahi Shimbun reports.
The electronic device manufacturer will outsource production to keep handset prices at around $50. Through the launch of the new handsets, Kyocera hopes to expand its sales in India to two million to three million units.
The release of the new handsets in India is part of the firm's efforts to expand its operations in major developing economies such as China and Brazil. It also plans to enter the Russian market in June.

-By Tokyo Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-5255-2929

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