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Date: 13/02/2003 No. 016 - 2003

NTT Com to be UEFA EURO 2004™ Official IT Partner

UEFA and NTT Com to launch Japanese version of uefa.com

UEFA today announced NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) as Official Partner of the UEFA European Football Championship in , UEFA EURO 2004™. The announcement was made in Tokyo by UEFA Executive Committee member and Treasurer Drs. Mathieu Sprengers and NTT Com Senior Executive Vice President Dr. Shuji Tomita.

NTT Com, currently a partner for the UEFA Cup Final and UEFA Super Cup, becomes Official IT Partner for the final tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship for the first time. As the official website hosting partner, NTT Com will provide valuable technology infrastructure for the official website of UEFA EURO 2004™ under NTT/VERIO brand. The integrated marketing package will give NTT Com perimeter signage, commercial airtime opportunities, internet rights and a platform to develop world-wide business opportunities and relationships.

Welcoming the partnership, Drs. Mathieu Sprengers, UEFA Treasurer, said:

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome NTT Com as the latest Official Partner of UEFA EURO 2004™. Having worked closely with NTT Com for other UEFA events, UEFA is confident that the expertise and support they will provide will make the tournament in Portugal a huge success, and will help to bring the UEFA European Football Championship closer to football fans all over the world.”

Commenting on the deal, Dr. Gilberto Madaíl, President of the Portuguese Football Association and Chairman of the Board of EURO 2004, SA, said:

“UEFA EURO 2004™ today took an important step towards its success, by having NTT Com on board. The company’s high technology and history justify my warmest welcome.”

Alexandre Fourtoy, CEO UEFA New Media, added:

“We are very proud to launch the Japanese version of uefa.com, as the interest for European football is continuously growing in Japan. We are extremely happy with our partnership with NTT Com, a close, reliable and efficient partner of uefa.com from the very first day, and are looking forward to more exciting new challenges together. We believe we have the perfect partner to bring the best football to Japan.”

Dr. Shuji Tomita, Senior Executive Vice President of NTT Com, said:

“We are very pleased and proud of having the opportunity to continue supporting one of the world’s most popular sports, European football, with our technology and experience. This partnership will be a great opportunity for NTT Com to demonstrate its future effort and its supporting technology to customers around the world. UEFA and NTT Com promise to co-operate toward the same goal of making this competition a success.”

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