Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number:8753Q
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
06 September 2005

                                                               September 6, 2005



        Notice of results of repurchase of NTT shares through ToSTNeT-2



Further to the announcement made on September 5, 2005, Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corporation today purchased its own shares. The details of the
repurchase are as follows:


1.      Reason for share           To implement a capital policy that takes into
        repurchase:                account supply and demand conditions of NTT's
                                   shares.

2.      Class of repurchased       Common stock
        shares:

3.      Number of repurchased      1,116,743 shares
        shares:

4.      Price of repurchased       483,000 yen per share
        shares:

5.      Date of repurchase:        September 6, 2005 (Tuesday)

6.      Method of repurchase:      Purchased at the closing price trading on the
                                   Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading Network System 
                                   (i.e., ToSTNeT-2).

(Further Information)


   1.   The resolutions on repurchase of NTT shares decided by the 
        shareholders at the 20th ordinary general meeting on June 28, 2005 
        were as follows:

        (1)   Class of shares: Common stock

        (2)   Number of shares to be repurchased: 1,250,000 shares (maximum)

        (3)   Total value of shares to be repurchased: 600 billion yen (maximum)

   2.   The progress of repurchase to date

        (1)   Total number of repurchased shares: 1,116,743 shares

        (2)   Total value of repurchased shares: 539,386,869,000 yen

                                 For inquiries, please contact:
                                 Investor Relations Office
                                 Department IV
                                 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
                                 Attn: Shioyama (Mr.) or Hanaki(Mr.)
                                 Tel: [phone]
                                 E-mail: [e-mail]


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