Mitsubishi Electric: To Discontinue Mobile Phone Ops

TOKYO (Dow Jones)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (6503.TO) said Monday it willstop manufacturing mobile phones by the end of this fiscal year.

The company said the move will result in a Y17 billion one-time loss in thefiscal year to March, but said it would cover the loss through reforms and thatthe decision would not change its earnings forecast.

-By Jay Alabaster, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-5255-2929; jay.alabaster@dowjones.com

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