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Exhibit 23.1
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our
report dated June 29, 2000, except for Note 21 as to which the date is September
25, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation as of March 31,
2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended March 31,
2000, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our
report dated June 29, 2000, except for paragraphs 2 and 3 of Note 21 as to which
the date is August 10, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedule of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
as of March 31, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period
ended March 31, 2000, which appears in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2000. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "EXPERTS," "Summary
Financial Information" and "SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tokyo Japan
September 29, 2000
