dˌiːdˌiːˈaɪ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛntɚd ðə sˈɛl fˈoʊn bˈɪznəs, mˈɜːdʒɪŋ wɪð kˌeɪdˌiːdˈiː kˈoʊkjuːsˌaɪ dˈɛnʃɪn dˈɛnwə ænd ˌaɪdˌiːˈoʊ nˈɪpən ˈaɪduː tsˈuːʃɪn kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tə fˈɔːɹm kˌeɪdˌiːdˌiːˈaɪ, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɡɹˈoʊn tə bɪkˌʌm dʒəpˈænz sˈɛkəndlˈɑːɹdʒɪst tˌɛlᵻkəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən sˈɜːvɪsᵻz pɹəvˈaɪdɚ.
DDI later entered the cell phone business, merging with KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa) and IDO (Nippon Idou Tsushin Corporation) in 2000 to form KDDI, which has grown to become Japan's second-largest telecommunication services provider.