noun
KDD; Kokusai Denshin Denwa
Former Japanese international telecommunications company, now part of KDDI. Used as a proper noun.
国際電信電話は、かつて日本の国際通信を担っていた。
Kokusai Denshin Denwa once handled Japan's international communications.
KDDI is the successor company formed through mergers, while 国際電信電話 (KDD) was the original international carrier.
Abbreviation of the company's full Japanese name 国際電信電話株式会社 (Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki-gaisha), literally 'International Telegraph and Telephone Company'.