On March 17, 2006, Vodafone Group announced it had agreed to sell Vodafone K.K. to SoftBank for approximately 1.75 trillion Japanese yen (approximately US$15.1 billion).
17. marca 2006 Vodafone Group oznámil súhlas s predajom Vodafone K.K Softbank za približne 1,75 trilióna Japonských jenov čo je 15,1 bilióna amerických dolárov.