KDDI, Japan's No. 2 mobile carrier, says profit fell slightly in 3rd quarter

Japanese mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. on Thursday reported a 1.7 percent dip in profit in the October-December period due increased manufacturing costs tied to an expansion of its subscriber base.
KDDI, the nation's second-biggest wireless carrier after NTT DoCoMo, said its group profit fell to 55.01 billion yen (US$457 million;