{"rewrite":{"id":"r_22dc69134653bbfef2facdb9","clusterId":"c_5dd022962dd4285bc44db131","slug":"rakuten-mobile-says-kddi-roaming-talks-still-underway","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Rakuten Mobile Says KDDI Roaming Talks Still Underway","summary":"Rakuten Mobile issued a short release on August 12 stating it is still in final negotiations with KDDI over a roaming contract. The company said roaming will continue after October in areas where its own network coverage takes time, while scaling back where coverage is sufficient. KDDI had said the current contract ends September 2026.","whyItMatters":"Rakuten Mobile's unusual standalone statement counters any reading that nationwide roaming ends uniformly in September, while leaving the specific continuation areas undisclosed.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRakuten Mobile published a brief release titled \u0026#34;Regarding Roaming\u0026#34; on August 12, saying it is still in final contract talks with KDDI. The statement follows KDDI\u0026#39;s August 7 earnings call, where it said the current roaming agreement ends September 30, 2026, though it also mentioned limited continuation in some low-population areas.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRakuten Mobile said it will keep roaming after October in areas where its own network buildout takes time, and reduce it where coverage is already adequate. The company did not name which regions would continue. The release appears aimed at preventing any impression that roaming stops nationwide at the end of September.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rakuten Mobile says it's still negotiating with KDDI over roaming, and will continue service after October in areas where its own coverage lags. No specific regions named yet.","twitterPost":"Rakuten Mobile confirms roaming talks with KDDI continue; service to persist after October where coverage is slow, scale back elsewhere. Details pending.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Rakuten Mobile issued a rare standalone statement on August 12, saying it is still in final negotiations with KDDI over roaming. The company will continue roaming after October in areas where its own network takes time to cover, and reduce it where coverage is sufficient. Specific regions were not disclosed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/426/4426489/?rss\",\"title\":\"楽天モバイル、KDDIローミングについて異例の説明「現在も、詰めの協議を行なっています」\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6200,"outputTokens":519,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786707224,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T11:31:17.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T11:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T11:31:17.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5dd022962dd4285bc44db131","canonicalTitle":"楽天モバイル、KDDIローミングについて異例の説明「現在も、詰めの協議を行なっています」","representativeArticleId":"a_110f548d683821438aad742f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-12T07:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-12T07:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T11:31:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/426/4426489/?rss","title":"楽天モバイル、KDDIローミングについて異例の説明「現在も、詰めの協議を行なっています」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}