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| 1. Non-Consolidated Comparative Balance Sheets |  | (Based on accounting principles generally accepted in Japan) |  | 
  
 
  
 
| Note: | * | NTT East participates in a consolidated tax return system, which has been adopted by NTT (Holding company) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan. However, income taxes have not been calculated on a consolidated basis in the quarterly financial statements. |  |  | 
 
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