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- Goldman Sachs announced that it would invest 25 billion yen $219.4 million in a new mobile service that eAccess plans to launch next year in Japan. A firm that wholesales broadband service to companies like KDDI Corp., eAccess is seen as one of the firms that will be awarded a mobile license by the Japanese government. The license is expected to be given later this year. With this move, Goldman becomes the second-largest investor in the mobile service after eAccess. It joins Carlyle Group, which acquired with Kyocera Corp. last year telecom service provider Willcom Inc., in the telecoms business. The investment brings...
