NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile phone operator, plans to launch a music download service as early as June to compete with rival KDDI Corp.’s popular version, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Thursday. The paper said DoCoMo will offer thousands of songs for about 300 yen each, similar to the price offered by KDDI’s “au” mobile unit.

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